Frucourt
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Commune of Frucourt |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Hallencourt | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Hallencourt | |
| Mayor | Pierre Barbette (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 48 m–114 m (avg. 100 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 5,27 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
121 | |
| - Density | 22/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80372/ 80490 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Frucourt is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D93 road, some 10 miles south of Abbeville.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 147 | 155 | 165 | 162 | 142 | 121 |
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[edit] Places of interest
- The windmill, built in brick in 1641. The walls are 6ft (1,80m) thick at the base. It bears the (defaced) armorial of the seigneurs of the château of Frucourt, the Monthomer family. In June 2004, it was completely renovated and won a heritage prize " Les Rubans du Patrimoine".
- The château
- The church
- The war memorial
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Frucourt on the Insee website (French)
- Frucourt on the Quid website (French)
- Section patrimoine des Amis du CIS d'Hallencourt (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 13th 2008.
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