Hornoy-le-Bourg

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Hornoy-le-Bourg

(2020–2026) James Froidure^[1]Area

51.23 km² (19.78 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,660 • Density32/km² (84/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80443 /80640

Elevation68–201 m (223–659 ft)
(avg. 166 m or 545 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hornoy-le-Bourg (French pronunciation: [ɔʁnwa lə buʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated at the junction of the D18 and D211 roads, some 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Amiens.

It is the second largest commune of the Somme department (by area).

Places of interest

The church
The market hall
The war memorial

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,607	—
1975	1,503	−0.95%
1982	1,467	−0.35%
1990	1,448	−0.16%
1999	1,449	+0.01%
2007	1,663	+1.74%
2012	1,670	+0.08%
2017	1,679	+0.11%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personalities

Countess of Dompierre d'Hornoy, Marquise of Florian, née Marie-Elisabeth Mignot, niece of Voltaire, was buried here in 1771.^[4]
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, poet, often stayed at Hornoy.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Base Palissy: Monument funéraire de la comtesse de Dompierre d'Hornoy, marquise de Florian, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)