Yzengremer (Picard: Zinguérmeu) is a commune in the Somme département in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Yzengremer
The town hall and church in Yzengremer
The town hall and church in Yzengremer
Coat of arms of Yzengremer
Location of Yzengremer
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Yzengremer is located in France
Yzengremer
Yzengremer
Yzengremer is located in Hauts-de-France
Yzengremer
Yzengremer
Coordinates: 50°03′40″N 1°31′07″E / 50.0611°N 1.5186°E / 50.0611; 1.5186
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonFriville-Escarbotin
IntercommunalityVimeu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Penon[1]
Area
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3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
511
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80834 /80520
Elevation102–127 m (335–417 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Yzengremer is situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Abbeville, on the D19 road. It is 4.7 miles (7.5 km) away from the Channel coast, near the former Route nationale 25 (now RD 925) between Abbeville and Tréport.

Access to the village can be made from the autoroutes A16 (Paris-Dunkerque) and A28 (Abbeville-Rouen).

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 414—    
1806 442+1.10%
1821 448+0.09%
1831 509+1.28%
1836 502−0.28%
1841 528+1.02%
1846 502−1.00%
1851 502+0.00%
1856 490−0.48%
1861 508+0.72%
1866 506−0.08%
1872 504−0.07%
1876 512+0.39%
1881 551+1.48%
1886 575+0.86%
1891 574−0.03%
1896 560−0.49%
1901 505−2.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 522+0.66%
1911 539+0.64%
1921 470−1.36%
1926 470+0.00%
1931 458−0.52%
1936 441−0.75%
1946 439−0.05%
1954 462+0.64%
1962 471+0.24%
1968 471+0.00%
1975 499+0.83%
1982 483−0.46%
1990 462−0.55%
1999 516+1.24%
2009 558+0.79%
2014 513−1.67%
2020 512−0.03%
Source: EHESS (1800-1999)[3] and INSEE[4]

Economy

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The economy is based around agriculture, including cereals, sugar beet, fodder and cattle.

Sites and monuments

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The commune contains the Eglise Saint-Médard, which is dated to the 15th century, and a 17th-century château, a rectangular brick and stone building flanked by a single wing at right angles. A front-central section of each facade was added in the 19th century. An old locksmith works, dating from the late 19th to mid-20th century, is listed on the French Ministry of Culture's inventory of cultural heritage[5] along with the gardens of the Château d'Yzengremer.[6]

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 Yzengremer, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Usine de serrurerie, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ Base Mérimée: Jardin d'agrément du château d'Yzengremer, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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