Sains-en-Amiénois
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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The church tower | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sains-en-Amiénois | |
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| Coordinates: 49°49′04″N 2°19′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Amiens-6 |
| Intercommunality | Amiens Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Lepoetre[1] |
Area 1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,187 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80696 /80680 |
| Elevation | 49–117 m (161–384 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 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 6 miles (10 km) south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 453 | — |
| 1975 | 605 | +4.22% |
| 1982 | 936 | +6.43% |
| 1990 | 1,054 | +1.50% |
| 1999 | 1,075 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 1,219 | +1.58% |
| 2012 | 1,174 | −0.75% |
| 2017 | 1,205 | +0.52% |
| 2023 | 1,187 | −0.25% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The 15th-century church, which is dedicated to three saints (Fuscien, Victoric and Gentien), whose joint tomb is a feature inside the building. Around 1900 the tower was topped with a spire.[4] The church also houses a 12th-century font and sculptures from the 13th and 18th centuries, originally from the abbey at Selincourt, now a part of the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg.
The sundial on the church
The interior of the church
Tombstone of three Saints
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