Authie, Somme

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

Authie
Commune
The town hall of Authie, in the old priory
Location of Authie
Authie Authie
Coordinates: 50°07′13″N 2°29′21″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	CC Pays Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Honoré Froideval
Area ^1	9.93 km^2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	286
• Density	29/km^2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80043 /80560
Elevation	73–157 m (240–515 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune was led by the elected mayor Henri Macron (the great-grandfather of Emmanuel Macron, current President of France), from 1953 to 1964.[2]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Sur les traces de l'arrière-grand-père d'Emmanuel Macron, entre Amiens et Arras" (in French). La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 2017-06-01.