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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Offignies
Commune
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Coordinates: 49°47′58″N 1°51′09″E / 49.7994°N 1.8525°E / 49.7994; 1.8525
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026) Michèle Herduin[1]
Area1 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population (2021)[2] 85
• Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Offignies (French pronunciation: [ɔfiɲi]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1968 97
1975 95 −0.30%
1982 75 −3.32%
1990 81 +0.97%
1999 70 −1.61%
2007 66 −0.73%
2012 67 +0.30%
2017 74 +2.01%
Source: INSEE[3]

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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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