Flesselles | |
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 The town hall in Flesselles | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Flesselles | |
  Flesselles  Flesselles | |
| Coordinates:50°00′07″N2°15′38″E / 50.0019°N 2.2606°E /50.0019; 2.2606 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Flixecourt |
| Intercommunality | CC Territoire Nord Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–2026) | Jocelyn Louette[1] |
Area 1 | 20.49 km2 (7.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,956 |
| • Density | 95.46/km2 (247.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80316 /80260 |
| Elevation | 57–134 m (187–440 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Flesselles (French pronunciation:[flɛsɛl];Picard:Fléchèle) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Flesselles is situated on the D933 road, some 8 miles (13 km) north ofAmiens. Nearby towns includeMontonvillers to the east.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 730 | — |
| 1975 | 898 | +3.00% |
| 1982 | 1,361 | +6.12% |
| 1990 | 2,103 | +5.59% |
| 1999 | 2,143 | +0.21% |
| 2007 | 2,004 | −0.83% |
| 2012 | 2,041 | +0.37% |
| 2017 | 2,063 | +0.21% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The 17th–18th-century château, with vestiges of the ancient 14th-century fortress at the base of its tower.
Since October 2011 the „école primaire“ in Flesselles has aComenius-partnership. Declared school-partners are theVolksschule Altomünster (Germany/Bavaria) and the „Primary School“ inCrook (England). The project-topic is „Healthy Active Citizens Across Europe“.
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