Miraumont

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

Miraumont
Commune
Miraumont railway station in the early 20th century
Location of Miraumont
Miraumont Miraumont
Coordinates: 50°05′42″N 2°43′50″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Louis Croisille
Area ^1	13.96 km^2 (5.39 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	664
• Density	48/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80549 /80300
Elevation	77–142 m (253–466 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Current agricultural products include grains, potatoes, and beets.

Geography

Miraumont is situated on the D107 and D50 crossroads, some 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Amiens, Miraumont is located at the source of the river Ancre, the third longest tributary of the Somme.

The railway station at Miraumont is between the station at Achiet, near Bapaume, and the station at Albert, the administrative center of the canton.

History

The theatre of operations for the Battle of Bapaume (1871) during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.

The village was completely destroyed between 1914 and 1918 during the First World War.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	680	—
1975	671	−0.19%
1982	695	+0.50%
1990	632	−1.18%
1999	655	+0.40%
2007	705	+0.92%
2012	685	−0.57%
2017	664	−0.62%
Source: INSEE[2]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE