Rosières-en-Santerre

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Françoise Maille-Barbare^[1]Area12.98 km² (5.01 sq mi)Population2,962 • Density230/km² (590/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation70–106 m (230–348 ft)
(avg. 91 m or 299 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rosières-en-Santerre (French pronunciation: [ʁozjɛʁ ɑ̃ sɑ̃tɛʁ], literally Rosières in Santerre) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated some 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Amiens, at the junction of the D28 and D329 roads. Rosières station has rail connections to Amiens and Laon.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,605	—
1975	2,815	+1.11%
1982	2,985	+0.84%
1990	3,107	+0.50%
1999	2,956	−0.55%
2007	2,877	−0.34%
2012	2,985	+0.74%
2017	3,008	+0.15%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The mairie
• The church

Twin towns

Drochtersen, Germany since 1972

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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