| Pertain | |
|---|---|
| Part of Hypercourt | |
| Location of Pertain | |
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| Coordinates: 49°48′42″N 2°52′11″E / 49.8117°N 2.8697°E / 49.8117; 2.8697 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Ham |
| Commune | Hypercourt |
| Area | 7.88 km (3.04 sq mi) |
| Population | 364 |
| • Density | 46/km (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 80320 |
| Elevation | 79–91 m (259–299 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pertain (French pronunciation: [pɛʁtɛ̃]) is a former commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Hypercourt.
Geography
Pertain is situated on the D142 road, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Amiens, in the east of the Santerre district.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 358 | — |
| 2011 | 385 | +1.46% |
| 2021 | 364 | −0.56% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
History
Founded around the end of the first millennium, the village was first known as "Pertaing". Made up of several now-disappeared hamlets, such as "Mory", "Sacy-Les-Pertain" and “Berseaucourt”.
Places of interest
- Modern church of Saint Rémy
- War memorial
- Pigeon houses from the 1950s
- Vestiges of Gallo-Roman villas
- The foundations of a medieval manor house.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
- Arrêté préfectoral 25 May 2016 (in French)
- Populations légales 2011, INSEE
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