Le Hamel, Somme
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| Coordinates: 49°53′00″N 2°34′00″E / 49.8833°N 2.5667°ECoordinates: 49°53′00″N 2°34′00″E / 49.8833°N 2.5667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Corbie |
| Intercommunality | Val de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Chevin[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 498 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80411 /80800 |
| Elevation | 28–101 m (92–331 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Hamel is a commune in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Geography[]
Le Hamel is situated some 20 km east of Amiens in the valley of the Somme. The surrounding district is the historical Santerre, a lightly wooded and agricultural plateau.
History[]
The settlement is first documented in 1184 as belonging to the powerful abbey of Corbie. The name has the same root as hameau ("hamlet"), a small rural settlement.
The town and surrounding countryside was the scene of the Battle of Hamel on 4 July 1918, during World War I. The battle, despite being small in scale, is notable for being the first instance in which combined arms tactics were used in warfare.
Places of interest[]
- A park commemorating the 1000+ Australian troops who died in the Battle of Hamel was inaugurated on 4 July 1998, exactly 80 years after the date of the event. The site symbolises the friendship between France and Australia.
- The lakes of the Somme valley.
The Mairie
The High Street
Population[]
| Year | 1794 | 1800 | 1831 | 1851 | 1876 | 1901 | 1921 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
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| Population | 595 | 622 | 960 | 1256 | 961 | 869 | 386 | 466 | 453 | 495 | 448 | 472 | 469 | 451 | 489 | 519 | 526 | 510 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||||||||||||||
See also[]
- Communes of the Somme department
- Battle of Le Hamel
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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