Forceville

Forceville
Forceville

Coordinates: 50°03′44″N 2°33′27″E / 50.0622°N 2.5575°E / 50.0622; 2.5575Coordinates: 50°03′44″N 2°33′27″E / 50.0622°N 2.5575°E / 50.0622; 2.5575
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Acheux-en-Amiénois
Intercommunality Pays du Coquelicot
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Laurence Leveque
Area1 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 170
  Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 80329 / 80560
Elevation 100–150 m (330–490 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Situated on the D938 road, some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Amiens. On 18 December 1915 the 107th Machine Gun Corps was established here as part of the 36th (Ulster) Division.

Population

Historical population of Forceville
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population202203199181182161170
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

Map of the old railway

See also

References

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