Hornoy-le-Bourg

Hornoy-le-Bourg
Commune
The church and covered market in Hornoy-le-Bourg
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°50′46″N 1°54′08″E / 49.8461°N 1.9022°E / 49.8461; 1.9022Coordinates: 49°50′46″N 1°54′08″E / 49.8461°N 1.9022°E / 49.8461; 1.9022
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	James Froidure[1]
Area 1	51.23 km2 (19.78 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	1,679
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80443 /80640
Elevation	68–201 m (223–659 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hornoy-le-Bourg (French pronunciation: ​[ɔʁnwa lə buʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography[]

The commune is situated at the junction of the D18 and D211 roads, some 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Amiens.

It is the second largest commune of the Somme (by area).

Places of interest[]

• The church
• The market hall
• The war memorial

Personalities[]

• Countess of Dompierre d'Hornoy, Marquise of Florian, née Marie-Elisabeth Mignot, niece of Voltaire, was buried here in 1771.^[3]
• Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, poet, often stayed at Hornoy.

Population[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Somme department

References[]

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