Moislains
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Moislains (French pronunciation: [mwalɛ̃]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Moislains | |
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The church in Moislains | |
 Location of Moislains | |
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| Coordinates: 49°59′26″N 2°57′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Péronne |
| Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Noël Magnier[1] |
Area 1 | 20.62 km2 (7.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,109 |
| • Density | 53.78/km2 (139.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80552 /80200 |
| Elevation | 62–152 m (203–499 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Moislains is situated on the D184 and D43 crossroads, some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Saint-Quentin.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,579 | — |
| 1975 | 1,464 | −1.07% |
| 1982 | 1,434 | −0.30% |
| 1990 | 1,376 | −0.51% |
| 1999 | 1,366 | −0.08% |
| 2007 | 1,316 | −0.47% |
| 2012 | 1,228 | −1.37% |
| 2017 | 1,201 | −0.44% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
Ferdinand Carré, engineer, was born at Moislains in 1824.
