Cerisy

Cerisy
Cerisy
Location within Picardy region  Cerisy
Coordinates: 49°54′24″N 2°38′22″E / 49.9067°N 2.6394°ECoordinates: 49°54′24″N 2°38′22″E / 49.9067°N 2.6394°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Bray-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Delporte
Area^1	10.93 km^2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	416
• Density	38/km^2 (99/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80184 / 80800
Elevation	32–92 m (105–302 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 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.

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

Geography

Cerisy is a small village in the district known as the Santerre, to the east of Amiens and 12 km from Albert.

Population

Historical population of Cerisy

Year	1816	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	746	332	358	337	337	342	390	416
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

The church

Saint Georges’ church dates from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Réseau des Bains de Mer

References

• INSEE

External links

• Cerisy on the Quid website (French)
• Cerisy – history of the village (French)