Fonsomme

Fonsomme
Source of the Somme
Location of Fonsomme
Fonsomme
Fonsomme
Coordinates: 49°54′11″N 3°24′01″E / 49.9031°N 3.4003°E / 49.9031; 3.4003
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementSaint-Quentin
CantonSaint-Quentin-2
IntercommunalityCA Saint-Quentinois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Colette Noël
Area
1
9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
517
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02319 /02110
Elevation82–131 m (269–430 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fonsomme (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃sɔm]; before 2011: Fonsommes) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The source of the river Somme lies in the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962564—    
1968564+0.0%
1975538−4.6%
1982494−8.2%
1990545+10.3%
1999554+1.7%
2008516−6.9%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Décret n° 2011-311 22 March 2011 (in French)