Mesnil-en-Arrouaise

Mesnil-en-Arrouaise (French pronunciation: [mɛnil ɑ̃.n‿aʁwɛz]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Mesnil-en-Arrouaise
Commune
The church in Mesnil-en-Arrouaise
Coat of arms
Location of Mesnil-en-Arrouaise
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Coordinates: 50°02′42″N 2°56′44″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Bellier[1]
Area 1	6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	107
• Density	16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80538 /80360
Elevation	99–152 m (325–499 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 D172 road, 31 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Cambrai, in the ancient region of the Arrouaise, which, to the Romans, was a forest-frontier.^[3][4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	172	—
1975	147	−2.22%
1982	127	−2.07%
1990	118	−0.91%
1999	124	+0.55%
2007	136	+1.16%
2012	146	+1.43%
2017	126	−2.90%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department