Offignies

Offignies
Offignies
Location within Picardy region Offignies
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Laszlo Muzsnay
Area1	4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	69
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80604 / 80290
Elevation	177–206 m (581–676 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 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.

Offignies is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Offignies is situated on the D92 road, some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Amiens.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
92	97	95	75	81	70	69
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

In 1972. Offignies absorbed the neighbouring commune of Orival. The church at Orival was destroyed during the Second World War, in 1940 and rebuilt in 1954 At Orival, traces of an 18th-century château and outbuildings may be seen. There are also outlines of Gallo-Roman farms and an old windmill.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Offignies on the Quid website (French)