Folies
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Folies (French pronunciation: [fɔli] ⓘ; Picard: Foulies) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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The town hall and school in Folies | |
 Location of Folies | |
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| Coordinates: 49°45′40″N 2°40′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Moreuil |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre de Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Kaczmarek[1] |
Area 1 | 5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 152 |
| • Density | 27.0/km2 (69.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80320 /80170 |
| Elevation | 92–106 m (302–348 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Folies is situated on the D329 road, some 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Amiens.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 102 | — |
| 1975 | 106 | +0.55% |
| 1982 | 85 | −3.10% |
| 1990 | 88 | +0.43% |
| 1999 | 86 | −0.26% |
| 2007 | 114 | +3.59% |
| 2012 | 131 | +2.82% |
| 2017 | 146 | +2.19% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
