Pertain

Pertain
Pertain
Location within Picardy region  Pertain
Coordinates: 49°48′42″N 2°52′11″E / 49.8117°N 2.8697°ECoordinates: 49°48′42″N 2°52′11″E / 49.8117°N 2.8697°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Nesle
Intercommunality	Haute Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Régis Nuttens
Area^1	7.88 km^2 (3.04 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	368
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80621 / 80320
Elevation	79–91 m (259–299 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 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.

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

Geography

Pertain is situated on the D142 road, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Amiens, in the east of the Santerre district.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
362	374	325	332	314	318	368
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

Founded around the end of the first millennium, the village was first known as "Pertaing". Made up of several now-disappeared hamlets, such as "Mory", "Sacy-Les-Pertain" and “Berseaucourt”.

Places of interest

• Modern church of Saint Rémy
• War memorial
• Pigeon houses from the 1950s
• Vestiges of Gallo-Roman villas
• The foundations of a medieval manor house.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Pertain on the Quid website (French)