Estrées-lès-Crécy

Estrées-lès-Crécy
Estrées-lès-Crécy
Location within Picardy region  Estrées-lès-Crécy
Coordinates: 50°15′14″N 1°55′45″E / 50.2539°N 1.9292°ECoordinates: 50°15′14″N 1°55′45″E / 50.2539°N 1.9292°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Crécy-en-Ponthieu
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Christiane Delannoy
Area^1	11.19 km^2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	380
• Density	34/km^2 (88/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80290 / 80150
Elevation	33–84 m (108–276 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 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.

Estrées-lès-Crécy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D938 road, near the site of the Battle of Crecy, 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Abbeville.

Railway

There was a railway station (Crécy-Estrées) on the branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer which ran between Abbeville and Dompierre-sur-Authie. It opened on 19 June 1892 and closed to passengers on 10 March 1947. It closed to freight on 1 February 1951.

Population

Historical population of Estrées-lès-Crécy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	368	406	380	358	353	362	380
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Estrées-lès-Crécy on the Quid website (French)