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Mesnil-en-Arrouaise

Coordinates: 50°02′42″N 2°56′44″E / 50.045°N 2.9456°E / 50.045; 2.9456
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Mesnil-en-Arrouaise is located in France
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Mesnil-en-Arrouaise is located in Hauts-de-France
Mesnil-en-Arrouaise
Mesnil-en-Arrouaise
Coordinates: 50°02′42″N 2°56′44″E / 50.045°N 2.9456°E / 50.045; 2.9456
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonPéronne
IntercommunalityHaute Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Bellier[1]
Area
1
6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
112
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80538 /80360
Elevation99–152 m (325–499 ft)
(avg. 128 m or 420 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mesnil-en-Arrouaise (French pronunciation: [mɛnil ɑ̃.n‿aʁwɛz]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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The commune is situated on the D172 road, 31 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Cambrai, in the ancient region of the Arrouaise, which, to the Romans, was a forest-frontier.[3][4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968172—    
1975147−2.22%
1982127−2.07%
1990118−0.91%
1999124+0.55%
2007136+1.16%
2012146+1.43%
2017126−2.90%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Thesis of Jean Jacques Dubois : 1989, Espaces et milieux forestiers dans le Nord de la France. Etude de biogéographie historique. Thèse d’Etat, Université Paris -I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2 vol., 1023 pages
  4. ^ R..Dion, Les frontières de la France (1947)
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE