21 Aug, 2019
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Favières, Somme
Favières (French pronunciation: [favjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D140 road, 2 miles (3 km) from the estuary of the river Somme, some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Abbeville.
Railway
Favières is served by a halt on the metre gauge railway from Noyelles-sur-Mer to Le Crotoy. The railway is now a heritage railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, which formerly formed part of the Réseau des Bains de Mer.
Personalities
- Aeronautical engineering pioneers Gaston Caudron (1882) and René Caudron (1884) were born in Favières.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 438 | — |
| 1975 | 379 | −2.05% |
| 1982 | 403 | +0.88% |
| 1990 | 406 | +0.09% |
| 1999 | 405 | −0.03% |
| 2007 | 456 | +1.49% |
| 2012 | 462 | +0.26% |
| 2017 | 462 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
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Chapel. -
Chapel. -
Heritage chapel. -
The church.
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Favières (Somme).
- Caudron brothers website (in French)
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