Fonsomme

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Fonsomme

(2020–2026) Colette Noël^[1]Area

9.6 km² (3.7 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

503 • Density52/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

02319 /02110

Elevation82–131 m (269–430 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fonsomme (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃sɔm]; before 2011: Fonsommes)^[3] is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The source of the river Somme lies in the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	564	—
1968	564	+0.0%
1975	538	−4.6%
1982	494	−8.2%
1990	545	+10.3%
1999	554	+1.7%
2008	516	−6.9%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Décret n° 2011-311 22 March 2011 (in French)