La Chaussée-Tirancourt (French pronunciation: [la ʃose tiʁɑ̃kuʁ]; Picard: L’Cœuchie-Tinincourt) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
La Chaussée-Tirancourt | |
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 The town hall and school in La Chaussée | |
Location of La Chaussée-Tirancourt  | |
  La Chaussée-Tirancourt  La Chaussée-Tirancourt | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′15″N 2°08′58″E / 49.9542°N 2.1494°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
| Intercommunality | CC Nièvre et Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Francois[1] |
Area 1 | 12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 679 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80187 /80310 |
| Elevation | 12–97 m (39–318 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is situated on the N235 road, on the banks of the river Somme some 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Amiens.
Urban planning
editTypology
editAs of January 1, 2024, La Chaussée-Tirancourt is classified as a rural village, according to the new seven-level communal density grid defined by Insee in 2022.[3]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 480 | — |
| 1975 | 581 | +2.77% |
| 1982 | 645 | +1.50% |
| 1990 | 673 | +0.53% |
| 1999 | 687 | +0.23% |
| 2007 | 658 | −0.54% |
| 2012 | 650 | −0.24% |
| 2017 | 659 | +0.28% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Points of interest
edit- Samara historical park, recreating ancient civilization and habitation based on local archaeology, from paleolithic to Gallo-Roman times, including reconstructions of homes and other buildings set within the area's marshes. Includes the Arboretum de Samara.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "La grille communale de densité | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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