Flesselles, Somme

Flesselles
Flesselles
Commune
	The town hall in Flesselles
	Coat of arms
	Location of Flesselles
	Flesselles Flesselles
	Coordinates: 50°00′07″N 2°15′38″E / 50.0019°N 2.2606°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Flixecourt
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Jocelyn Louette
Area 1	20.49 km2 (7.91 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,974
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80316 /80260
Elevation	57–134 m (187–440 ft) ; (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flesselles (French pronunciation: [flɛsɛl]; Picard: Fléchèle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Flesselles is situated on the D933 road, some 8 miles (13 km) north of Amiens. Nearby towns include Montonvillers to the east.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	730	—
1975	898	+3.00%
1982	1,361	+6.12%
1990	2,103	+5.59%
1999	2,143	+0.21%
2007	2,004	−0.83%
2012	2,041	+0.37%
2017	2,063	+0.21%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The 17th–18th-century château, with vestiges of the ancient 14th-century fortress at the base of its tower.

Education

Since October 2011 the „école primaire“ in Flesselles has a Comenius-partnership. Declared school-partners are the Volksschule Altomünster (Germany/Bavaria) and the „Primary School“ in Crook (England). The project-topic is „Healthy Active Citizens Across Europe“.