Daours
| Daours | |
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Location within Picardy region  Daours | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′09″N 2°27′00″E / 49.9025°N 2.45°ECoordinates: 49°54′09″N 2°27′00″E / 49.9025°N 2.45°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Corbie |
| Intercommunality | Val de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Gérard Holleville |
| Area1 | 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 781 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80234 / 80800 |
| Elevation |
22–96 m (72–315 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft) |
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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. | |
Daours is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
Geography
Daours is situated on the D1 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some 7 miles (11 km) east of Amiens.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 709 | 718 | 788 | 762 | 789 | 768 | 781 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daours. |
- Daours on the Quid website (French)
- Communes around Daours (French)
- South Africans buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extenion
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