Rosières-en-Santerre
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Rosières-en-Santerre (French pronunciation: [ʁozjɛʁ ɑ̃ sɑ̃tɛʁ], literally Rosières in Santerre) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Rosières-en-Santerre | |
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The church in Rosières-en-Santerre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rosières-en-Santerre | |
  Rosières-en-Santerre  Rosières-en-Santerre | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′54″N 2°42′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Moreuil |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre de Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Françoise Maille-Barbare[1] |
Area 1 | 12.98 km2 (5.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,894 |
| • Density | 223.0/km2 (577.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80680 /80170 |
| Elevation | 70–106 m (230–348 ft) (avg. 91 m or 299 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 some 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Amiens, at the junction of the D28 and D329 roads. Rosières station has rail connections to Amiens and Laon.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,605 | — |
| 1975 | 2,815 | +1.11% |
| 1982 | 2,985 | +0.84% |
| 1990 | 3,107 | +0.50% |
| 1999 | 2,956 | −0.55% |
| 2007 | 2,877 | −0.34% |
| 2012 | 2,985 | +0.74% |
| 2017 | 3,008 | +0.15% |
| 2023 | 2,894 | −0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- Mairie Rosieres en Santerre
- Eglise Rosieres en Santerre
Twin towns
Drochtersen, Germany since 1972
Notable people
Jean-Jacques Perrey - electronic music pioneer
