Doingt

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

Doingt
Commune
The railway station of Péronne-Flamicourt, in 1909
Coat of arms
Location of Doingt
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Coordinates: 49°55′25″N 2°57′58″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Romuald Helfried[1]
Area 1	8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,394
• Density	162/km2 (419/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80240 /80200
Elevation	47–113 m (154–371 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Doingt is situated on the D937 and D199 junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some 30 miles (48 km) east of Amiens.

History

During World War I the settlement was destroyed. A Commonwealth cemetery is just outside the town. The village and its church has been rebuilt and, in 2023, a crucifix, salvaged from the ruins of the village's church by a British military chaplain after the Battle of the Somme and placed in All Saints' Church, Tinwell in Rutland, England, was returned to the new church.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,542	—
1975	1,564	+0.20%
1982	1,449	−1.09%
1990	1,415	−0.30%
1999	1,383	−0.25%
2007	1,323	−0.55%
2012	1,334	+0.17%
2017	1,427	+1.36%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department