Wiry-au-Mont

Wiry-au-Mont
Wiry-au-Mont
Location within Picardy region  Wiry-au-Mont
Coordinates: 49°57′49″N 1°50′26″E / 49.9636°N 1.8406°ECoordinates: 49°57′49″N 1°50′26″E / 49.9636°N 1.8406°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Hallencourt
Intercommunality	Région d'Hallencourt
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Marcel Regnier
Area^1	4.81 km^2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	114
• Density	24/km^2 (61/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80825 / 80270
Elevation	45–119 m (148–390 ft) (avg. 109 m or 358 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.

Wiry-au-Mont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 16 km (10 miles) south of Abbeville, on the D936 road

Population

Historical population of Wiry-au-Mont

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	116	116	118	111	92	96	114
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 war memorial^[1]
• The old railway line^[2]

The railway was opened on 9 May 1872 and was used principally from freight, although some passengers were carried.
It was finally closed on 10 November 1993. It served the following communes:
Longpré-les-Corps-Saints / Bettencourt-Rivière / Airaines / Allery / Wiry-au-Mont / Forceville / Oisemont / Cerisy-Buleux / Martainneville / Saint-Maxent / Vismes-au-Val / Maisnières / Longroy and Gamaches

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

1. Source:Mémorial morts pour la France (80): nombres de morts (French)
2. Source:Fcvnet "Longpré-les-Corps-Saints - Longroy-Gamaches"(French)

External links

• Communauté de communes website (French)
• Wiry-au-Mont on the Quid website (French)