Friville-Escarbotin
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Friville-Escarbotin (French pronunciation: [fʁivil ɛskaʁbɔˈtɛ̃]; Picard: Freuvile-Ésquérbotin) ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Friville-Escarbotin | |
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The town hall in Friville-Escarbotin | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Friville-Escarbotin | |
  Friville-Escarbotin Location within France  Friville-Escarbotin Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°05′29″N 1°33′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Friville-Escarbotin |
| Intercommunality | CC Vimeu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicole Morel[1] |
Area 1 | 8.86 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,306 |
| • Density | 486/km2 (1,260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80368 /80130 |
| Elevation | 55–112 m (180–367 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is situated on the D2 and D229 crossroads, 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Abbeville.
Monuments
The monument aux morts in this commune features sculptural work by Albert-Dominique Roze. A montage of photographs of this work is shown below.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,363 | — |
| 1975 | 4,693 | +1.05% |
| 1982 | 4,844 | +0.45% |
| 1990 | 4,737 | −0.28% |
| 1999 | 4,646 | −0.22% |
| 2007 | 4,518 | −0.35% |
| 2012 | 4,661 | +0.63% |
| 2017 | 4,569 | −0.40% |
| 2023 | 4,306 | −0.98% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
