Lignières-Châtelain

Lignières-Châtelain (French: [liɲjɛʁ ʃɑtlɛ̃]; Picard: Lignère-Catelain) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Lignières-Châtelain Lignère-Catelain (Picard)
Commune
The church in Lignières-Châtelain
Coat of arms
Location of Lignières-Châtelain
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Coordinates: 49°46′32″N 1°51′49″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hubert Avet[1]
Area 1	6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	344
• Density	52.6/km2 (136/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ligniérois, Ligniéroises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80479 /80290
Elevation	186–209 m (610–686 ft) (avg. 195 m or 640 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated on the N29 road, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Amiens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	315	—
1975	295	−0.93%
1982	270	−1.26%
1990	272	+0.09%
1999	284	+0.48%
2007	360	+3.01%
2012	341	−1.08%
2017	385	+2.46%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• Church of Saint-Barthélémy

Sundial on the church

See also

• Communes of the Somme department