Franvillers

Franvillers
Franvillers
Location within Picardy region  Franvillers
Coordinates: 49°58′01″N 2°30′29″E / 49.9669°N 2.5081°ECoordinates: 49°58′01″N 2°30′29″E / 49.9669°N 2.5081°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Corbie
Intercommunality	Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Lucien Debroy
Area^1	4.77 km^2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	502
• Density	110/km^2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80350 / 80800
Elevation	87–121 m (285–397 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 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.

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

Geography

Franvillers is situated 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Amiens at the junction of the D929 and D23 roads

Population

Historical population of Franvillers

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	404	426	427	481	519	493	502
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The war memorial

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Franvillers on the Quid website (French)
• Photos (French)