Saigneville

Saigneville
Saigneville
Location within Picardy region Saigneville
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Baie de Somme Sud
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacquy Longuein
Area1	12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	406
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80691 / 80230
Elevation	2–59 m (6.6–193.6 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 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.

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

History

Prior to construction of the Canal de la Somme, Saigneville stood at the southern end of a ford across the Somme estuary. Known as Blanchetaque for the white stones marking the way, the ford became the site of the Battle of Blanchetaque in 1346, during the Hundred Years' War.

Geography

Saigneville is situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Abbeville, on the D3 road, near the Somme canal.

Population

Historical population of Saigneville

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	327	365	330	351	375	385	406
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

• Saigneville on the Quid website (French)