Forceville

Forceville is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Forceville
Commune
The town hall in Forceville
Coat of arms
Location of Forceville
Forceville
Forceville
Coordinates: 50°03′44″N 2°33′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityPays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Sauvage[1]
Area
1
7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
178
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80329 /80560
Elevation100–150 m (330–490 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Situated on the D938 road, some 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Amiens. On 18 December 1915 the 107th Company, Machine Gun Corps, was established here as part of the 36th (Ulster) Division.

Population
Historical population of Forceville
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population202203199181182161170
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest
  • The old railway line [3]
Map of the old railway

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. "Source:Fcvnet". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-13.


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