Surcamps (French pronunciation: ​[syʁkɑ̃]) is a commune located in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, northern France.

Surcamps
Commune
The old Roman road
Location of Surcamps
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Coordinates: 50°04′13″N 2°04′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Flixecourt
Intercommunality	CC Nièvre et Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Boullet
Area 1	2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	65
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80742 /80620
Elevation	63–117 m (207–384 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Surcamps is situated 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D216e road, by the side of the old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut.

Population

Places of interest

• The nineteenth century church
• Traces of Gallo-Roman settlements
• The wood of Coroy, where the well-preserved remains of a Nazi V1 rocket launch site is situated. Built by French prisoners in the summer of 1943, it was bombed 12 times by the Allies from December 1943 until April 1944.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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