Gézaincourt

Gézaincourt
Gézaincourt
Location within Picardy region  Gézaincourt
Coordinates: 50°08′30″N 2°19′13″E / 50.1417°N 2.3203°ECoordinates: 50°08′30″N 2°19′13″E / 50.1417°N 2.3203°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	Doullennais
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Alain Chevalier
Area^1	6.97 km^2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	447
• Density	64/km^2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80377 / 80600
Elevation	54–142 m (177–466 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.

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

Geography

The commune is situated on the D128 road, some 25 miles (40 km) east-northeast of Abbeville, near the banks of the river Authie.

Personalities

Mother St. Joseph was born here on March 8, 1756

Population

Historical population of Gézaincourt

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	485	505	497	470	476	466	447
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

• Gézaincourt on the Quid website (French)
• Gézaincourt on the intercommunality site (French)
• Site of Vals d'Authie, Nièvre, and Somme (French)