Mesnil-Martinsart

Mesnil-Martinsart (French pronunciation: [menil maʁtɛ̃saʁ]) is a commune in the Somme département in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Mesnil-Martinsart
Commune
The church in Mesnil-Martinsart
Location of Mesnil-Martinsart
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Coordinates: 50°03′16″N 2°38′57″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger Roussel[1]
Area 1	8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	237
• Density	27.1/km2 (70.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80540 /80300
Elevation	62–144 m (203–472 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 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 D174 road, some 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Amiens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	231	—
1975	211	−1.29%
1982	197	−0.98%
1990	240	+2.50%
1999	233	−0.33%
2007	224	−0.49%
2012	246	+1.89%
2017	238	−0.66%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

• Louis-Fernand Flutre (1892-1978), an academic from the area, published two works on the village in 1955: Mesnil-Martinsart (Somme) Essai d'histoire locale and Le Parler picard de Mesnil-Martinsart (Somme) Phonétique, morphologie, syntaxe, vocabulaire.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department