Nouvion (French pronunciation: [nuvjɔ̃]; or sometimes Nouvion-en-Ponthieu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Nouvion | |
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 The town hall in Nouvion | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Nouvion  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°12′46″N 1°46′29″E / 50.2128°N 1.7747°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Abbeville-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Forestier[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,220 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80598 /80860 |
| Elevation | 7–55 m (23–180 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Nouvion is situated 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville, between the Somme estuary and the forest of Crécy, on the D1001 (ex-N1 national) departmental road junction with the departmental road D111.
Railway
Nouvion had a station on the Noyelles/Forest-l'Abbaye branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer. It opened on 24 August 1892, and closed on 10 March 1947, although the line itself remained open for freight until 1 February 1951.
Media
Nouvion is the setting for the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! However, no scenes were filmed in the town, with filming instead taking place in Norfolk in England.[3]
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,026 | — |
| 1975 | 1,004 | −0.31% |
| 1982 | 1,102 | +1.34% |
| 1990 | 1,232 | +1.40% |
| 1999 | 1,210 | −0.20% |
| 2007 | 1,232 | +0.23% |
| 2012 | 1,264 | +0.51% |
| 2017 | 1,316 | +0.81% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nouvion.
- The community of communes of Nouvion-en-Ponthieu (in French)
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