Sains-en-Amiénois

Sains-en-Amiénois
Sains-en-Amiénois
Location within Picardy region  Sains-en-Amiénois
Coordinates: 49°49′04″N 2°19′08″E / 49.8178°N 2.3189°ECoordinates: 49°49′04″N 2°19′08″E / 49.8178°N 2.3189°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Boves
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Marc Leclercq
Area^1	9.92 km^2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,271
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80696 / 80680
Elevation	49–117 m (161–384 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 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.

Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 6 miles (10 km) south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Sains-en-Amiénois

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	445	453	605	936	1054	1075	1271
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 15th-century church, which is dedicated to three saints (Fuscien, Victoric and Gentien), whose joint tomb is a feature inside the building. Around 1900 the tower was topped with a spire.^[1] The church also houses a 12th-century font and sculptures from the 13th and 18th centuries, originally from the abbey at Selincourt, now a part of the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg.

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  The church tower

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  The sundial on the church

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  The interior of the church

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  Tombstone of three Saints

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

1. G. de Witasse et A. Graire - Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie, Tome I, Canton de Boves, page 237 (1909, reprint Editions Culture et Civilisation, Bruxelles, 1979)

External links

• Official municipal website (French)
• Sains-en-Amiénois, photos and historical notes (French)