Mérélessart

Mérélessart
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Mérélessart
Location within Picardy region Mérélessart
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Hallencourt
Intercommunality	Région d'Hallencourt
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	André Seillier
Area1	3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	202
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80529 / 80490
Elevation	84–122 m (276–400 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 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.

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

Geography

The commuen is situated on the D21 road, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Abbeville.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
203	222	223	213	191	184	202
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• Saint-Martin’s church. Known for the painting "La Charité de Saint-Martin" (listed as a 'Monuments Historiques' and restored 2005-2006), it was painted in 1854 by the artist Isidore Patrois .
• The chapel
• The wrought-iron Calvary
• The war memorial

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Intercommunity website (French)
• Mérélessart on the Quid website (French)