Favières, Somme

Favières (French pronunciation: [favjɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Favières
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Favières
Favières is located in France
Favières
Favières
Favières is located in Hauts-de-France
Favières
Favières
Coordinates: 50°14′20″N 1°39′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonRue
IntercommunalityCC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Taeck[1]
Area
1
12.62 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
457
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80303 /80120
Elevation2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 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 D140 road, 2 miles (3 km) from the estuary of the river Somme, some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Abbeville.

Railway

Favières is served by a halt on the metre gauge railway from Noyelles-sur-Mer to Le Crotoy. The railway is now a heritage railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, which formerly formed part of the Réseau des Bains de Mer.

Personalities
  • Aeronautical engineering pioneers Gaston Caudron (1882) and René Caudron (1884) were born in Favières.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 438—    
1975 379−2.05%
1982 403+0.88%
1990 406+0.09%
1999 405−0.03%
2007 456+1.49%
2012 462+0.26%
2017 462+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]
  • Chapel.
    Chapel.
  • Chapel.
    Chapel.
  • Heritage chapel.
    Heritage chapel.
  • The church.
    The church.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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