Fonsommes

Fonsomme

Source of the Somme
Fonsomme

Coordinates: 49°54′11″N 3°24′01″E / 49.9031°N 3.4003°E / 49.9031; 3.4003Coordinates: 49°54′11″N 3°24′01″E / 49.9031°N 3.4003°E / 49.9031; 3.4003
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Saint-Quentin
Canton Bohain-en-Vermandois
Intercommunality Saint-Quentin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Ducornet
Area1 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 516
  Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 02319 / 02110
Elevation 82–131 m (269–430 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 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.

Fonsomme is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

Geography

The source of the river Somme lies in the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962564    
1968564+0.0%
1975538−4.6%
1982494−8.2%
1990545+10.3%
1999554+1.7%
2008516−6.9%

See also

References

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