Sorel, Somme

Sorel
Sorel
Commune
	The church and lake in Sorel
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sorel
	Sorel Sorel
	Coordinates: 50°01′27″N 3°03′03″E / 50.0242°N 3.0508°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Decaux
Area 1	7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population (2021)	161
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80737 /80240
Elevation	99–148 m (325–486 ft) ; (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Sorel is situated 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Cambrai, on the D222 road, only a couple of miles from the border with the Pas-de-Calais department.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	223	—
1975	197	−1.76%
1982	184	−0.97%
1990	187	+0.20%
1999	163	−1.51%
2007	166	+0.23%
2012	170	+0.48%
2017	162	−0.96%
Source: INSEE^[3]

History

The village was completely rebuilt after the devastation wrought by World War I. During the 1920s, architect Louis Faille, originally from Nurlu, was responsible for the reconstruction, notably the ‘mairie-école’ (combined mayor's office and school) and the church, completed in 1932.