Hornoy-le-Bourg

Hornoy-le-Bourg is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Hornoy-le-Bourg
Commune
The church and covered market in Hornoy-le-Bourg
Coat of arms
Location of Hornoy-le-Bourg
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Coordinates: 49°50′46″N 1°54′08″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Daniel Capon
Area ^1	51.23 km^2 (19.78 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,679
• Density	33/km^2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80443 /80640
Elevation	68–201 m (223–659 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 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 at the junction of the D18 and D211 roads, some 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Amiens.

It is the second largest commune of the Somme (by area).

Places of interest

• The church
• The market hall
• The war memorial

Personalities

• Countess of Dompierre d'Hornoy, Marquise of Florian, née Marie-Elisabeth Mignot, niece of Voltaire, was buried here in 1771.[2]
• Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, poet, often stayed at Hornoy.

Population

Historical population of Hornoy-le-Bourg

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1588	1607	1503	1467	1448	1449	1668
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.
2. Base Mérimée: Monument funéraire de la comtesse de Dompierre d'Hornoy, marquise de Florian, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)