Airaines

Airaines
Airaines

Coordinates: 49°57′57″N 1°56′39″E / 49.9658°N 1.9442°E / 49.9658; 1.9442Coordinates: 49°57′57″N 1°56′39″E / 49.9658°N 1.9442°E / 49.9658; 1.9442
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Luc Lefebvre
Area1 24.88 km2 (9.61 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,116
  Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80013 / 80270
Elevation 15–116 m (49–381 ft)
(avg. 49 m or 161 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Airaines is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 30 km (19 mi) north west of Amiens,about 30 km (19 mi) south of Abbeville, at the junction of the D901 and D936 roads.

Hamlets and neighbourhoods

Dourier before 1914

Demography

Historical population of Airaines
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1968223923032385217520992116
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

Places and monuments

People

Charles N'Tchoréré (15 November 1896 - 1940) was a Gabonese military commander who was shot by the Germans in World War II during the battle for France.

Twin towns

See also

References

    External links

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