Pierrepont-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁpɔ̃ syʁ avʁ], literally Pierrepont on Avre) 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]
Pierrepont-sur-Avre | |
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Part of Trois-Rivières | |
_France.JPG) The war memorial in Pierrepont-sur-Avre | |
Location of Pierrepont-sur-Avre  | |
  Pierrepont-sur-Avre  Pierrepont-sur-Avre | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′47″N 2°32′35″E / 49.7131°N 2.5431°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier |
| Canton | Moreuil |
| Commune | Trois-Rivières |
Area 1 | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 666 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 80500 |
| Elevation | 42–110 m (138–361 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 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 D935 road, some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Amiens, on the banks of the river Avre.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 380 | — |
| 1968 | 386 | +0.26% |
| 1975 | 336 | −1.96% |
| 1982 | 374 | +1.54% |
| 1990 | 417 | +1.37% |
| 1999 | 475 | +1.46% |
| Source: EHESS[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 12 November 2018 (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pierrepont-sur-Avre, EHESS (in French).
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