Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Sains-en-Amiénois | |
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Commune | |
The church tower | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Sains-en-Amiénois ![]() | |
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| Coordinates: 49°49′04″N 2°19′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Amiens-6 |
| Intercommunality | Amiens Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Lepoetre[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,220 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80696 /80680 |
| Elevation | 49–117 m (161–384 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune is situated 6 miles (10 km) south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 453 | — |
| 1975 | 605 | +4.22% |
| 1982 | 936 | +6.43% |
| 1990 | 1,054 | +1.50% |
| 1999 | 1,075 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 1,219 | +1.58% |
| 2012 | 1,174 | −0.75% |
| 2017 | 1,205 | +0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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