Saint-Blimont

Saint-Blimont
Saint-Blimont
Location within Picardy region  Saint-Blimont
Coordinates: 50°07′18″N 1°34′30″E / 50.1217°N 1.575°ECoordinates: 50°07′18″N 1°34′30″E / 50.1217°N 1.575°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Baie de Somme Sud
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Claude Loiselle
Area^1	6.63 km^2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	965
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80700 / 80960
Elevation	18–67 m (59–220 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 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.

Saint-Blimont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 12 miles (19 km) west of Abbeville, on the D106 road. Sitting squarely between the industrial Vimeu region and the tourist regions of Picardie.

History

Closely linked with Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. The monk evangelist Saint Valery healed Blimond around 615, who succeeded him as head of the abbey at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
948	958	989	1056	1046	948	965
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The fifteenth century watchtower that has been a belltower for about 150 years. The tower is accessible in July and August, with guided visits every Saturday at 11 o'clock.
• The nineteenth century church, with interesting elements such as beams, a baptismal font originating from the previous sixteenth century church and a 15th-century statue of Saint Blimond.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE