Dreuil-lès-Amiens (French pronunciation: [dʁœj lɛ.z‿amjɛ̃], literally Dreuil near Amiens; Picard: Dréeuil-lès-Anmien) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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 The church doors in Dreuil-lès-Amiens | |
Location of Dreuil-lès-Amiens  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°54′58″N 2°13′49″E / 49.9161°N 2.2303°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
| Intercommunality | Amiens Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maria Trefcon[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,601 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80256 /80470 |
| Elevation | 12–87 m (39–285 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 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, a suburb of Amiens, is situated on the banks of the river Somme. Dreuil-lès-Amiens station has rail connections to Amiens and Abbeville.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 602 | — |
| 1975 | 1,077 | +8.66% |
| 1982 | 1,408 | +3.90% |
| 1990 | 1,613 | +1.71% |
| 1999 | 1,476 | −0.98% |
| 2007 | 1,267 | −1.89% |
| 2012 | 1,270 | +0.05% |
| 2017 | 1,653 | +5.41% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
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