Doingt
Appearance
Doingt | |
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Coordinates: 49°55′25″N 2°57′58″E / 49.9236°N 2.9661°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Péronne |
Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Romuald Helfried[1] |
Area 1 | 8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,393 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80240 /80200 |
Elevation | 47–113 m (154–371 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Doingt (French pronunciation: [dwɛ̃]) is a commune in the Somme department of Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
[edit]Doingt is situated on the D937 and D199 junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some 30 miles (48 km) east of Amiens.
History
[edit]During World War I the settlement was destroyed. A Commonwealth cemetery is just outside the town. The village and its church has been rebuilt and, in 2023, a crucifix, salvaged from the ruins of the village's church by a British military chaplain after the Battle of the Somme and placed in All Saints' Church, Tinwell in Rutland, England, was returned to the new church.[3]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,542 | — |
1975 | 1,564 | +0.20% |
1982 | 1,449 | −1.09% |
1990 | 1,415 | −0.30% |
1999 | 1,383 | −0.25% |
2007 | 1,323 | −0.55% |
2012 | 1,334 | +0.17% |
2017 | 1,427 | +1.36% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Crucifix returned from England to France after 107 years". BBC News. 3 July 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doingt.
- CWG Cemetery
- Doingt on the Quid website (in French)