Sains-en-Amiénois

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Pierre Lepoetre^[1]Area9.92 km² (3.83 sq mi)Population1,207 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation49–117 m (161–384 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 6 miles (10 km) south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	453	—
1975	605	+4.22%
1982	936	+6.43%
1990	1,054	+1.50%
1999	1,075	+0.22%
2007	1,219	+1.58%
2012	1,174	−0.75%
2017	1,205	+0.52%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The 15th-century church, which is dedicated to three saints (Fuscien, Victoric and Gentien), whose joint tomb is a feature inside the building. Around 1900 the tower was topped with a spire.^[4] The church also houses a 12th-century font and sculptures from the 13th and 18th centuries, originally from the abbey at Selincourt, now a part of the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg.

• 
  The sundial on the church
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  The interior of the church
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  Tombstone of three Saints

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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