L'Étoile, Somme

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of L'Étoile

(2020–2026) Ghislain Tirmarche^[1]Area

7.9 km² (3.1 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,156 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80296 /80830

Elevation7–113 m (23–371 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Étoile (French pronunciation: [letwal]; Picard: L'Étoèle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D216 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Amiens.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,650	—
1975	1,554	−0.85%
1982	1,446	−1.02%
1990	1,334	−1.00%
1999	1,305	−0.24%
2007	1,241	−0.63%
2012	1,263	+0.35%
2017	1,194	−1.12%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The Benedictine abbey : Abbaye de Moreaucourt

References

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