Hescamps

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

Hescamps
Commune
The town hall in Hescamps
Location of Hescamps
Hescamps Hescamps
Coordinates: 49°43′46″N 1°52′20″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Régis Longue-Epee
Area ^1	34.56 km^2 (13.34 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	516
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80436 /80290
Elevation	127–211 m (417–692 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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

Hescamps is situated on the D257 road, some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Amiens.

The Plateau Picard near the border between the departments of the Somme, the Oise and the Seine-Maritime, easily accessible via the old national road 15a (now DR 1015) and 319 (now DR 919), or by Highway A29 .

It is located within walking distance of train stations in St. Segrée and Fouilloy.

The common Hescamps is constituted by the four former municipalities of the Somme in 1972:

• Agnières
• Frettemolle
• Souplicourt.

The stream of Évoissons rises to Handicourt.

Population

Historical population of Hescamps

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	447	558	517	434	404	434	470
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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