Hornoy-le-Bourg

Hornoy-le-Bourg
Hornoy-le-Bourg
Location within Picardy region Hornoy-le-Bourg
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Hornoy-le-Bourg
Intercommunality	Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Daniel Capon
Area1	51.23 km2 (19.78 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,668
• Density	33/km2 (84/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80443 / 80640
Elevation	68–201 m (223–659 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hornoy-le-Bourg is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated at the junction of the D18 and D211 roads, some 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Amiens.

It is the second largest commune of the Somme (by area).

Places of interest

• The church
• The market hall
• The war memorial

Personalities

• Countess of Dompierre d'Hornoy, Marquise of Florian, née Marie-Elisabeth Mignot, niece of Voltaire, was buried here in 1771.
• Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, poet, often stayed at Hornoy.

Population

Historical population of Hornoy-le-Bourg

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1588	1607	1503	1467	1448	1449	1668
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Hornoy-le-Bourg on the Quid website (French)