Surcamps

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Dominique Boullet^[1]Area2.97 km² (1.15 sq mi)Population73 • Density25/km² (64/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation63–117 m (207–384 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surcamps (French pronunciation: [syʁkɑ̃]) is a commune located in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, northern France.

Geography

Surcamps is situated 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D216e road, by the side of the old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	67	—
1975	82	+2.93%
1982	73	−1.65%
1990	64	−1.63%
1999	56	−1.47%
2007	69	+2.64%
2012	74	+1.41%
2017	64	−2.86%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The nineteenth century church
• Traces of Gallo-Roman settlements
• The wood of Coroy, where the well-preserved remains of a Nazi V1 rocket launch site is situated. Built by French prisoners in the summer of 1943, it was bombed 12 times by the Allies from December 1943 until April 1944.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References