Forest-Montiers

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Martin^[1]Area10.22 km² (3.95 sq mi)Population391 • Density38/km² (99/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation4–44 m (13–144 ft)
(avg. 22 m or 72 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Forest-Montiers (Picard: Frémontier) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D32 road, near the N1/A16 autoroute junction, some 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 534 —     1856 694 +0.42% 1906 522 −0.57% 1962 379 −0.57% 1968 394 +0.65% 1975 372 −0.82%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1982 347 −0.99% 1990 336 −0.40% 1999 374 +1.20% 2007 390 +0.53% 2012 420 +1.49% 2017 399 −1.02%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Places of interest

• 
  Aerial view.
• 
  Saint-Riquier street.
• 
  La forêt de Crécy.
• 
  WW1 monument.
• 
  Notre-Dame des quatre chemins.
• 
  Saint Hubertus.
• 
  Cross in Neuville, rue de Ponthoile.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References