Verpillières

Verpillières is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Verpillières
Commune
The road into Verpillières
Location of Verpillières
Verpillières
Verpillières
Coordinates: 49°40′05″N 2°49′28″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementMontdidier
CantonRoye
IntercommunalityCC Grand Roye
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jocelyne Levert[1]
Area
1
4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
169
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80790 /80700
Elevation74–85 m (243–279 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.

Geography

The commune is situated 51 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of Amiens, on the D221e road, on the border with the department of Oise.

Population
Historical population of Verpillières
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population158159122142161169179
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest
  • The seventeenth century church of Saint Martin's. Ruined during the First World War, restoration work began in 1926 and a new bell was christened in 1932.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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