Yzengremer

Yzengremer (Picard: Zinguérmeu) is a commune in the Somme département in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Yzengremer
Commune
The town hall and church in Yzengremer
Coat of arms
Location of Yzengremer
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Coordinates: 50°03′40″N 1°31′07″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Friville-Escarbotin
Intercommunality	Vimeu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Penon[1]
Area 1	3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	509
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80834 /80520
Elevation	102–127 m (335–417 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Yzengremer is situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Abbeville, along the D19 road. It is situated 4.7 miles (7.5 km) away from the Channel coast, near the former Route nationale 25 (now RD 925) which runs between Abbeville and Tréport.

The village can be accessed from the autoroutes A16 (Paris-Dunkerque) and A28 (Abbeville-Rouen).

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 414 —     1806 442 +1.10% 1821 448 +0.09% 1831 509 +1.28% 1836 502 −0.28% 1841 528 +1.02% 1846 502 −1.00% 1851 502 +0.00% 1856 490 −0.48% 1861 508 +0.72% 1866 506 −0.08% 1872 504 −0.07% 1876 512 +0.39% 1881 551 +1.48% 1886 575 +0.86% 1891 574 −0.03% 1896 560 −0.49% 1901 505 −2.05%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 522 +0.66% 1911 539 +0.64% 1921 470 −1.36% 1926 470 +0.00% 1931 458 −0.52% 1936 441 −0.75% 1946 439 −0.05% 1954 462 +0.64% 1962 471 +0.24% 1968 471 +0.00% 1975 499 +0.83% 1982 483 −0.46% 1990 462 −0.55% 1999 516 +1.24% 2009 558 +0.79% 2014 513 −1.67% 2020 512 −0.03%
Source: EHESS (1800-1999)[3] and INSEE[4]

Economy

The economy is based around agriculture, including cereals, sugar beet, fodder, and cattle.

Sites and monuments

The commune contains the Eglise Saint-Médard, which dates back to the 15th century, and a 17th-century château, a rectangular brick and stone building flanked by a single wing at right angles. The front-central section of each facade was added in the 19th century. Additionally, an old locksmith works, dating from the late 19th to mid-20th century, is listed on the French Ministry of Culture's inventory of cultural heritage^[5] along with the gardens of the Château d'Yzengremer.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department