Flesselles, Somme

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Flesselles

(2022–2026) Jocelyn Louette^[1]Area

20.49 km² (7.91 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,974 • Density96/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80316 /80260

Elevation57–134 m (187–440 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flesselles (French pronunciation: [flɛsɛl]; Picard: Fléchèle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Flesselles is situated on the D933 road, some 8 miles (13 km) north of Amiens. Nearby towns include Montonvillers to the east.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	730	—
1975	898	+3.00%
1982	1,361	+6.12%
1990	2,103	+5.59%
1999	2,143	+0.21%
2007	2,004	−0.83%
2012	2,041	+0.37%
2017	2,063	+0.21%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The 17th–18th-century château, with vestiges of the ancient 14th-century fortress at the base of its tower.

Education

Since October 2011 the „école primaire“ in Flesselles has a Comenius-partnership. Declared school-partners are the Volksschule Altomünster (Germany/Bavaria) and the „Primary School“ in Crook (England). The project-topic is „Healthy Active Citizens Across Europe“.

Personalities

Max Lejeune, French politician was born at Flesselles in 1909.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE