Démuin

Démuin is a northern French village with 485 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Montdidier, is part of the Communauté de communes Avre Luce Moreuil, in the canton Moreuil.

Geography

The church in the countryside Santerre is situated on both sides of the Luce at the Department of Roads D23 Moreuil by Corbie, D43 Albert, D76 and D137, about 7 km northeast of Moreuil. In the south, Démuin extends to beyond the Department road D934 (formerly Route nationale 334). The municipality is part of the Opposite of Aubercourt hamlet Courcelles.

History

In Démuin formerly stood a castle. The embattled especially in 1918 community received the Croix de guerre as a distinction from 1914 to 1918.

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 2001 Alain Dovergne.

Attractions

  • Traces of the medieval castle ( excavations 2012).
  • The Canadian Military Cemetery ( Cemetery Toronto ) in the north of the municipality with 101 burials.
  • The British military cemetery at the entrance with 43 ​​burials.

Personalities

  • Alcius Ledieu, writer and librarian, was born here in 1850.
Picardy Cantons of France Canton of Moreuil Postal codes in France France Santerre (region) Albert (Somme) Ailly-sur-Noye Andechy Armancourt (Somme) Assainvillers Ayencourt Bayonvillers Beaucourt-en-Santerre Beaufort-en-Santerre Becquigny (Somme) Beuvraignes Biarre Bouillancourt-la-Bataille Braches Breuil (Somme) Caix Cayeux-en-Santerre Champien Chaussoy-Epagny Chilly (Somme) Chirmont Coullemelle Cressy-Omencourt Curchy Dancourt-Popincourt Davenescourt Domart-sur-la-Luce Ercheu Faverolles (Somme) Fescamps Folies Folleville (Somme) Fontaine-sous-Montdidier Fransart Fransures Grivillers Guerbigny Hallu Hangard Hangest-en-Santerre Hargicourt (Somme) Hattencourt Herly (Somme) Ignaucourt Jumel La Chavatte La Neuville-Sire-Bernard Laucourt Le Plessier-Rozainvillers Le Quesnel Liancourt-Fosse Malpart Marquivillers Maucourt (Somme) Mesnil-Saint-Georges Montdidier (Somme) Morisel Moyencourt Parvillers-le-Quesnoy Piennes-Onvillers Punchy, Somme Quiry-le-Sec Remaugies Rogy Rouvrel Rouvroy-en-Santerre Rubescourt Saint-Mard (Somme) Sauvillers-Mongival Thory (Somme) Warsy Warvillers
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