Roisel

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Jacques Flament^[1]Area10.16 km² (3.92 sq mi)Population1,592 • Density160/km² (410/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation67–142 m (220–466 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roisel (French pronunciation: [ʁwazɛl]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Roisel is situated 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Quentin, on the D6 road, with the small river ‘La Cologne’ (a tributary of the Somme) flowing through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,908	—
1975	1,846	−0.47%
1982	1,976	+0.98%
1990	1,960	−0.10%
1999	1,929	−0.18%
2007	1,821	−0.72%
2012	1,740	−0.91%
2017	1,613	−1.50%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

The name of Roisel has an etymology close to that of "roseau" (en:reed) and it's possible, given the ponds, lakes and marches, that the commune takes its name from the landscape. Roisel has strong connections with Saint Fursey.

Places of interest

• St Martin's church. Destroyed during World War I, it was rebuilt by local architect Louis Faille, from Nurlu, soon after 1928
• The town hall (Hotel de ville), rebuilt in 1926 by Maurice Lucet].

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References