Hornoy-le-Bourg

Hornoy-le-Bourg
Hornoy-le-Bourg
Location within Hauts-de-France region Hornoy-le-Bourg
Coordinates: 49°50′46″N 1°54′08″E / 49.8461°N 1.9022°E / 49.8461; 1.9022Coordinates: 49°50′46″N 1°54′08″E / 49.8461°N 1.9022°E / 49.8461; 1.9022
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Hornoy-le-Bourg
Intercommunality	Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Daniel Capon
Area¹	51.23 km² (19.78 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	1,668
• Density	33/km² (84/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80443 / 80640
Elevation	68–201 m (223–659 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hornoy-le-Bourg is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated at the junction of the D18 and D211 roads, some 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Amiens.

It is the second largest commune of the Somme (by area).

Countess of Dompierre d'Hornoy, Marquise of Florian, née Marie-Elisabeth Mignot, niece of Voltaire, was buried here in 1771.^[1]
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, poet, often stayed at Hornoy.

Historical population of Hornoy-le-Bourg
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1588	1607	1503	1467	1448	1449	1668
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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Communes of the Somme department

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