Montauban-de-Picardie | |
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 The town hall in Montauban-de-Picardie | |
 Location of Montauban-de-Picardie | |
  Montauban-de-Picardie  Montauban-de-Picardie | |
| Coordinates:50°00′26″N2°46′48″E / 50.0072°N 2.78°E /50.0072; 2.78 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Annabel Paruch[1] |
Area 1 | 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 216 |
| • Density | 28.2/km2 (72.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80560 /80300 |
| Elevation | 89–143 m (292–469 ft) (avg. 139 m or 456 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montauban-de-Picardie (French pronunciation:[mɔ̃tobɑ̃dəpikaʁdi], literallyMontauban ofPicardie;Picard:Montaubin-d'Picardie) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance. Its inhabitants are calledMontalbanais in French.[3]
The commune is situated on the D64 road, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast ofAmiens.
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The village lies on theFirst World War battlefield of theSomme. Montauban lay close behind the German front-line and was turned into a fortified strongpoint. On 1 July 1916, thefirst day on the Somme, the village was seized by theBritish 30th Division in one of the few successful British advances of the day. In the village itself there is a monument to the Liverpool and Manchester 'Pals', who, as part of the 30th Division, were the first to reach the village.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 215 | — |
| 1975 | 183 | −2.28% |
| 1982 | 176 | −0.56% |
| 1990 | 186 | +0.69% |
| 1999 | 197 | +0.64% |
| 2007 | 214 | +1.04% |
| 2012 | 236 | +1.98% |
| 2017 | 214 | −1.94% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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