Coisy

Coisy
Coisy
Location within Picardy region Coisy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Villers-Bocage
Intercommunality	Le Bocage et l'Hallue
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Claude Deflesselle
Area1	6.08 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	283
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80202 / 80260
Elevation	71–129 m (233–423 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 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.

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

Geography

Coisy is situated on the D11a between the D11 and the N25, some 5 miles (8 km) north of Amiens.

History

Coisy is first mentioned in the 12th century, when it was under the jurisdiction of the seigneurs of Beauquesne.

A Benedictine priory was established at the hamlet of Flesserolles in 1156, under Anchin Abbey.

By the end of the 14th century, Coisy was governed by the Bureau de la Rivière.

Protestant assemblies were set up in 1570.

Marshall Biron and his troops stopped here in 1597, during the French Wars of Religion.

Population

Historical population of Coisy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	183	196	175	184	226	246	283
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

• Coisy on the Quid website (French)
• Website of the community of communes of Bocage-hallue (French)