Contoire (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃twaʁ]) is a former commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Trois-Rivières.[2]
Contoire | |
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Part of Trois-Rivières | |
Coordinates: 49°43′19″N 2°33′28″E / 49.722°N 2.5578°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Montdidier |
Canton | Moreuil |
Commune | Trois-Rivières |
Area 1 | 7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 444 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 80500 |
Elevation | 41–115 m (135–377 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
editContoire is situated at the junction of the D441 and D160, on the banks of the Avre, some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Amiens.
Population
editYear | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 271 | 286 | 329 | 345 | 342 | 340 | 367 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 12 November 2018 (in French)
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Contoire.
- Official community of communes website (in French)