Morchain

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Morchain

|commune status = Commune

|image = Morchain (Somme) France (5).JPG

|caption = The school in Morchain

|image coat of arms =

|arrondissement = Péronne

|canton = Ham

|INSEE = 80568

|postal code = 80190

|mayor = Jean-Paul Bourgy{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Est de la Somme

|coordinates = {{coord|49.8028|2.9142|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 80

|elevation min m = 61

|elevation max m = 83

|area km2 = 5.84

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Morchain ({{IPA|fr|mɔʁʃɛ̃}}; picard: Mourchin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Morchain is situated on the D139 and D142 roads, some {{Convert|30|mi|km|0}} east of Amiens.

Population

{{Historical populations

| 1968|265

| 1975|239

| 1982|250

| 1990|271

| 1999|248

| 2007|299

| 2012|312

| 2017|352

| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80568#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

| percentages = pagr

| align = none

}}

See also

References

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{{Somme communes}}

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Category:Communes of Somme (department)

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