Verpillières

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

Verpillières
Commune
The road into Verpillières
Location of Verpillières
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Coordinates: 49°40′05″N 2°49′28″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Roye
Intercommunality	CC Grand Roye
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Philippe Haguet
Area ^1	4.87 km^2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	165
• Density	34/km^2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80790 /80700
Elevation	74–85 m (243–279 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated 51 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of Amiens, on the D221e road, on the border with the department of Seine-Maritime.

Population

Historical population of Verpillières

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	158	159	122	142	161	169	179
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The seventeenth century church of Saint Martin's. Ruined during the First World War, restoration work began in 1926 and a new bell was christened in 1932.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Verpillières on the Quid website (in French)