Surcamps

Surcamps
Commune
The old Roman road
Location of Surcamps
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Coordinates: 50°04′13″N 2°04′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Flixecourt
Intercommunality	CC Nièvre et Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Boullet[1]
Area ^1	2.97 km^2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	73
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80742 /80620
Elevation	63–117 m (207–384 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surcamps (French pronunciation: [syʁkɑ̃]) is a commune located in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, northern France.

Geography

Surcamps is situated 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D216e road, by the side of the old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	67	—
1975	82	+2.93%
1982	73	−1.65%
1990	64	−1.63%
1999	56	−1.47%
2007	69	+2.64%
2012	74	+1.41%
2017	64	−2.86%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The nineteenth century church
• Traces of Gallo-Roman settlements
• The wood of Coroy, where the well-preserved remains of a Nazi V1 rocket launch site is situated. Built by French prisoners in the summer of 1943, it was bombed 12 times by the Allies from December 1943 until April 1944.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. Source : Quotidien Le Courrier Picard, édition de la Somme, du 4 novembre 2007.