Sains-en-Amiénois

Sains-en-Amiénois
Sains-en-Amiénois
Commune
	The church tower
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sains-en-Amiénois
	Sains-en-Amiénois Sains-en-Amiénois
	Coordinates: 49°49′04″N 2°19′08″E / 49.8178°N 2.3189°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Amiens-6
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Lepoetre
Area 1	9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,207
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80696 /80680
Elevation	49–117 m (161–384 ft) ; (avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 6 miles (10 km) south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	453	—
1975	605	+4.22%
1982	936	+6.43%
1990	1,054	+1.50%
1999	1,075	+0.22%
2007	1,219	+1.58%
2012	1,174	−0.75%
2017	1,205	+0.52%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The 15th-century church, which is dedicated to three saints (Fuscien, Victoric and Gentien), whose joint tomb is a feature inside the building. Around 1900 the tower was topped with a spire.^[4] The church also houses a 12th-century font and sculptures from the 13th and 18th centuries, originally from the abbey at Selincourt, now a part of the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg.