Cramont
Cramont | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The town hall and school in Cramont | |
Location of Cramont  | |
  Cramont  Cramont | |
| Coordinates: 50°08′55″N 2°03′22″E / 50.1486°N 2.056°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Rue |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Level[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 304 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80221 /80370 |
| Elevation | 70–136 m (230–446 ft) (avg. 88 m or 289 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cramont (French pronunciation: [kʁamɔ̃]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
[edit]Cramont is situated on the D166 road, some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Abbeville.
History
[edit]In 1524, the troops of Charles Quint, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Spain reduced the town and much of the surrounding area to ashes.
In 1867, the population stood at 615, in 162 houses. The chief occupations were centred on the linen industry.
Places of interest
[edit]- St. Martin's church built in 1857 by Oswald Macqueron, is built of stone and covered in slates.
Population
[edit]The inhabitants of the town of Cramont are referred to as Cramontois, Cramontoises in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 337 | — |
| 1975 | 297 | −1.79% |
| 1982 | 269 | −1.40% |
| 1990 | 262 | −0.33% |
| 1999 | 262 | +0.00% |
| 2007 | 290 | +1.28% |
| 2012 | 305 | +1.01% |
| 2017 | 303 | −0.13% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cramont.
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Cover photo is available under {{::mainImage.info.license.name || 'Unknown'}} license.
Cover photo is available under {{::mainImage.info.license.name || 'Unknown'}} license.
Credit:
(see original file).
