Forest-Montiers

Forest-Montiers
Commune
Saint-Martin Church.
Saint-Martin Church.
Coat of arms of Forest-Montiers
Coat of arms
Location of Forest-Montiers
Map
Forest-Montiers is located in France
Forest-Montiers
Forest-Montiers
Forest-Montiers is located in Hauts-de-France
Forest-Montiers
Forest-Montiers
Coordinates: 50°14′45″N 1°44′41″E / 50.2458°N 1.7447°E / 50.2458; 1.7447
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonAbbeville-1
IntercommunalityCC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Martin[1]
Area
1
10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
391
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80332 /80120
Elevation4–44 m (13–144 ft)
(avg. 22 m or 72 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Forest-Montiers (Picard: Frémontier) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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The commune is situated on the D32 road, near the N1/A16 autoroute junction, some 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Abbeville.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 534—    
1856 694+0.42%
1906 522−0.57%
1962 379−0.57%
1968 394+0.65%
1975 372−0.82%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1982 347−0.99%
1990 336−0.40%
1999 374+1.20%
2007 390+0.53%
2012 420+1.49%
2017 399−1.02%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Places of interest

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  • Aerial view.
    Aerial view.
  • Saint-Riquier street.
    Saint-Riquier street.
  • La forêt de Crécy.
    La forêt de Crécy.
  • WW1 monument.
    WW1 monument.
  • Notre-Dame des quatre chemins.
    Notre-Dame des quatre chemins.
  • Saint Hubertus.
    Saint Hubertus.
  • Cross in Neuville, rue de Ponthoile.
    Cross in Neuville, rue de Ponthoile.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Forest-Montiers, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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