Forceville

Forceville
Forceville
Location within Picardy region Forceville
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Acheux-en-Amiénois
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Laurence Leveque
Area1	7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	170
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80329 / 80560
Elevation	100–150 m (330–490 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Forceville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Situated on the D938 road, some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Amiens. On 18 December 1915 the 107th Machine Gun Corps was established here as part of the 36th (Ulster) Division.

Population

Historical population of Forceville

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	202	203	199	181	182	161	170
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The old railway line

Map of the old railway

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Forceville on the Quid website (French)