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Morchain

Morchain (French pronunciation: [mɔʁʃɛ̃]; picard: Mourchin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Key Information

Morchain
Commune
The school in Morchain
Location of Morchain
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Coordinates: 49°48′10″N 2°54′51″E / 49.8028°N 2.9142°E / 49.8028; 2.9142
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Intercommunality	CC Est de la Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Bourgy^[1]
Area ¹	5.84 km² (2.25 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	359
• Density	61/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80568 /80190
Elevation	61–83 m (200–272 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Morchain is situated on the D139 and D142 roads, some 30 miles (48 km) east of Amiens.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	265	—
1975	239	−1.46%
1982	250	+0.64%
1990	271	+1.01%
1999	248	−0.98%
2007	299	+2.37%
2012	312	+0.85%
2017	352	+2.44%
Source: INSEE^[3]

See also

Communes of the Somme department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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