Friville-Escarbotin

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Nicole Morel^[1]Area8.86 km² (3.42 sq mi)Population4,486 • Density510/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation55–112 m (180–367 ft)
(avg. 95 m or 312 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Friville-Escarbotin (French pronunciation: [fʁivil ɛskaʁbɔˈtɛ̃]; Picard: Freuvile-Ésquérbotin) ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D2 and D229 crossroads, 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Abbeville.

Monuments

The monument aux morts in this commune features sculptural work by Albert-Dominique Roze. A montage of photographs of this work is shown below.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,363	—
1975	4,693	+1.05%
1982	4,844	+0.45%
1990	4,737	−0.28%
1999	4,646	−0.22%
2007	4,518	−0.35%
2012	4,661	+0.63%
2017	4,569	−0.40%
2019	4,491	−0.86%
Source: INSEE[3][4]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• War memorials (Western Somme)

References