Estrées-lès-Crécy (French pronunciation: [ɛstʁe lɛ kʁesi], literally Estrées near Crécy; Picard: Étrèe-lès-Carcy) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Estrées-lès-Crécy | |
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Location of Estrées-lès-Crécy  | |
  Estrées-lès-Crécy  Estrées-lès-Crécy | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′14″N 1°55′45″E / 50.2539°N 1.9292°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Rue |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Alexandre[1] |
Area 1 | 11.19 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 396 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80290 /80150 |
| Elevation | 33–84 m (108–276 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 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 D938 road, near the site of the Battle of Crecy, 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Abbeville.
Railway
editThere was a railway station (Crécy-Estrées) on the branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer which ran between Abbeville and Dompierre-sur-Authie. It opened on 19 June 1892 and closed to passengers on 10 March 1947. It closed to freight on 1 February 1951.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 406 | — |
| 1975 | 380 | −0.94% |
| 1982 | 358 | −0.85% |
| 1990 | 353 | −0.18% |
| 1999 | 362 | +0.28% |
| 2007 | 367 | +0.17% |
| 2012 | 393 | +1.38% |
| 2017 | 391 | −0.10% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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