Offignies (French pronunciation: ​[ɔfiɲi]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Offignies
Commune
The church in Offignies
Coat of arms
Location of Offignies
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Coordinates: 49°47′58″N 1°51′09″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michèle Herduin[1]
Area 1	4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	80
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80604 /80290
Elevation	177–206 m (581–676 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Offignies is situated on the D92 road, some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Amiens.

Population

History

In 1972. Offignies absorbed the neighbouring commune of Orival. The church at Orival was destroyed during the Second World War, in 1940 and rebuilt in 1954 At Orival, traces of an 18th-century château and outbuildings may be seen. There are also outlines of Gallo-Roman farms and an old windmill.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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