Combles | |
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 The town hall in Combles | |
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Location of Combles  | |
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| Coordinates:50°00′36″N2°51′58″E / 50.01°N 2.8661°E /50.01; 2.8661 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Péronne |
| Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Betty Sorel[1] |
Area 1 | 9.87 km2 (3.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 751 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80204 /80360 |
| Elevation | 83–153 m (272–502 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Combles (French pronunciation:[kɔ̃bl]ⓘ;Picard:Conme) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance. The city is part of theFirst World War remembrance circuit.
Combles is situated on the D20 road, some 50 km (31 mi) north-east ofAmiens.
Combles was the operations centre for the battle of Bapaume during theFranco-Prussian War of 1870–71.
Combles was again at the centre of much fighting duringWorld War I (1914–1918), with many of its buildings damaged and many of its residents injured or killed, not to mention the numerous casualties among the forces in combat there. ManyBritish soldiers who fell in the war are buried in the local cemetery, and there are numerous war cemeteries in the immediate surrounding area.
It has, however, been substantially developed since the war's end.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 691 | — |
| 1975 | 661 | −0.63% |
| 1982 | 648 | −0.28% |
| 1990 | 617 | −0.61% |
| 1999 | 676 | +1.02% |
| 2007 | 707 | +0.56% |
| 2012 | 795 | +2.37% |
| 2017 | 765 | −0.77% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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