Sorel, Somme
Appearance
Sorel | |
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The church and lake in Sorel | |
Coordinates: 50°01′27″N 3°03′03″E / 50.0242°N 3.0508°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Péronne |
Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Decaux[1] |
Area 1 | 7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 161 |
• Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80737 /80240 |
Elevation | 99–148 m (325–486 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sorel (French pronunciation: [sɔʁɛl]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
[edit]Sorel is situated 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Cambrai, on the D222 road, only a couple of miles from the border with the Pas-de-Calais department.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 223 | — |
1975 | 197 | −1.76% |
1982 | 184 | −0.97% |
1990 | 187 | +0.20% |
1999 | 163 | −1.51% |
2007 | 166 | +0.23% |
2012 | 170 | +0.48% |
2017 | 162 | −0.96% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
History
[edit]The village was completely rebuilt after the devastation wrought by World War I. During the 1920s, architect Louis Faille, originally from Nurlu, was responsible for the reconstruction, notably the ‘mairie-école’ (combined mayor's office and school) and the church, completed in 1932.
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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sorel (Somme).
- Official website of the Communauté de communes (in French)