Miraumont

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) René Delattre^[1]Area13.96 km² (5.39 sq mi)Population639 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation77–142 m (253–466 ft)
(avg. 89 m or 292 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Current agricultural products include grains, potatoes, and beets.

Geography

Miraumont is situated on the D107 and D50 crossroads, some 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Amiens, Miraumont is located at the source of the river Ancre, the third longest tributary of the Somme.

The railway station at Miraumont is between the station at Achiet, near Bapaume, and the station at Albert, the administrative center of the canton.

History

The theatre of operations for the Battle of Bapaume (1871) during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.

The village was completely destroyed between 1914 and 1918 during the First World War.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	680	—
1975	671	−0.19%
1982	695	+0.50%
1990	632	−1.18%
1999	655	+0.40%
2007	705	+0.92%
2012	685	−0.57%
2017	664	−0.62%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References