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For other places with the same name, see Nouvion (disambiguation).
Nouvion
Commune
The town hall in Nouvion
The town hall in Nouvion
Coat of arms of Nouvion
Coat of arms
Location of Nouvion
Map
Nouvion is located in France
Nouvion
Nouvion
Nouvion is located in Hauts-de-France
Nouvion
Nouvion
Coordinates: 50°12′46″N 1°46′29″E / 50.2128°N 1.7747°E / 50.2128; 1.7747
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonAbbeville-1
IntercommunalityCC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maurice Forestier[1]
Area
1
15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,207
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80598 /80860
Elevation7–55 m (23–180 ft)
(avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nouvion (French pronunciation: [nuvjɔ̃]; or sometimes Nouvion-en-Ponthieu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Nouvion is situated 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville, between the Somme estuary and the forest of Crécy, on the D1001 (ex-N1 national) departmental road junction with the departmental road D111.

Railway

Nouvion had a station on the Noyelles/Forest-l'Abbaye branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer. It opened on 24 August 1892, and closed on 10 March 1947, although the line itself remained open for freight until 1 February 1951.

Media

Nouvion is the setting for the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! However, no scenes were filmed in the town, with filming instead taking place in Norfolk in England.[3]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,026—    
19751,004−0.31%
19821,102+1.34%
19901,232+1.40%
19991,210−0.20%
20071,232+0.23%
20121,264+0.51%
20171,316+0.81%
Source: INSEE[4]

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Tominey, Camilla (2 May 2010). "Britain's best loved TV locations". Daily Express. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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