Monsures | |
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 The church and town hall in Monsures | |
 Location of Monsures | |
  Monsures  Monsures | |
| Coordinates:49°42′36″N2°10′19″E / 49.71°N 2.1719°E /49.71; 2.1719 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Noye |
| Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Aubert Wattez[1] |
Area 1 | 8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 216 |
| • Density | 24.1/km2 (62.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80558 /80160 |
| Elevation | 62–185 m (203–607 ft) (avg. 66 m or 217 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Monsures (French pronunciation:[mɔ̃syʁ]) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Monsures is situated on the D210 and the D109 roads, some 16 miles (26 km) south ofAmiens, in the southernmost point of the département, in the valley of theSelle river and surrounded by woods and forests. Junction 7 of the A16 autoroute is just 4 miles (6 km) away
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 230 | — |
| 1975 | 197 | −2.19% |
| 1982 | 152 | −3.64% |
| 1990 | 162 | +0.80% |
| 1999 | 203 | +2.54% |
| 2007 | 239 | +2.06% |
| 2012 | 227 | −1.02% |
| 2017 | 227 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
A fort existed here at the end of the 9th century. Originally known asMonsulae, in the 12th century, it belonged to theseigneurs of the nearby commune ofConty.
TheBeauvais –Amiensrailway line once passed through the commune. Used for freight and passengers from 1876 until 1939, but never reopened followingWorld War II.
On 14 May 1923, aFarman F.60 Goliath ofAir Unioncrashed at Monsures following structural failure of a wing in flight. All six people on board were killed.
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