Hescamps

Hescamps
Hescamps
Location within Picardy region  Hescamps
Coordinates: 49°43′46″N 1°52′20″E / 49.7294°N 1.8722°ECoordinates: 49°43′46″N 1°52′20″E / 49.7294°N 1.8722°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Régis Longue-Epee
Area^1	34.56 km^2 (13.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	470
• Density	14/km^2 (35/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80436 / 80290
Elevation	127–211 m (417–692 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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.

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

Geography

Hescamps is situated on the D257 road, some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Amiens.

The Plateau Picard near the border between the departments of the Somme, the Oise and the Seine-Maritime, easily accessible via the old national road 15a (now DR 1015) and 319 (now DR 919), or by Highway A29 .

It is located within walking distance of train stations in St. Segrée and Fouilloy.

The common Hescamps is constituted by the four former municipalities of the Somme in 1972:

• Agnières
• Frettemolle
• Souplicourt.

The stream of Évoissons rises to Handicourt.

Population

Historical population of Hescamps

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	447	558	517	434	404	434	470
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

• Hescamps on the Quid website (French)