Flesselles,_Somme
Flesselles, Somme
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Flesselles (French pronunciation: [flɛsɛl]; Picard: Fléchèle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Flesselles | |
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The town hall in Flesselles | |
Coordinates: 50°00′07″N 2°15′38″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Flixecourt |
Intercommunality | CC Territoire Nord Picardie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Jocelyn Louette[1] |
Area 1 | 20.49 km2 (7.91 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,974 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80316 /80260 |
Elevation | 57–134 m (187–440 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Flesselles is situated on the D933 road, some 8 miles (13 km) north of Amiens. Nearby towns include Montonvillers to the east.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 730 | — |
1975 | 898 | +3.00% |
1982 | 1,361 | +6.12% |
1990 | 2,103 | +5.59% |
1999 | 2,143 | +0.21% |
2007 | 2,004 | −0.83% |
2012 | 2,041 | +0.37% |
2017 | 2,063 | +0.21% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The 17th–18th-century château, with vestiges of the ancient 14th-century fortress at the base of its tower.
Since October 2011 the „école primaire“ in Flesselles has a Comenius-partnership. Declared school-partners are the Volksschule Altomünster (Germany/Bavaria) and the „Primary School“ in Crook (England). The project-topic is „Healthy Active Citizens Across Europe“.
- Max Lejeune, French politician was born at Flesselles in 1909.
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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- Official website of the commune (in French)
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