Lignières-Châtelain

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

Lignières-Châtelain
Commune
The church in Lignières-Châtelain
Coat of arms
Location of Lignières-Châtelain
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Coordinates: 49°46′32″N 1°51′49″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020-2026)	Hubert Avet
Area ^1	6.54 km^2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	385
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ligniérois, Ligniéroises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80479 /80290
Elevation	186–209 m (610–686 ft) (avg. 195 m or 640 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 on the N29 road, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Amiens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2005	346	—
2006	351	+1.4%
2007	360	+2.6%
2008	350	−2.8%
2009	345	−1.4%
2010	339	−1.7%
2011	340	+0.3%
2012	341	+0.3%
2013	359	+5.3%
2014	366	+1.9%
2015	374	+2.2%
2016	380	+1.6%
2017	385	+1.3%

Politics

Presidential Elections Second Round:[2]

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	54.46
	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	65.00
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	63.89
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	66.49

Places of interest

• Church of Saint-Barthélémy

Sundial on the church

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/

External links

• Lignières-Châtelain on the Insee website (in French)