Airaines

Airaines
Airaines
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Airaines
Coordinates: 49°57′57″N 1°56′39″E / 49.9658°N 1.9442°E / 49.9658; 1.9442Coordinates: 49°57′57″N 1°56′39″E / 49.9658°N 1.9442°E / 49.9658; 1.9442
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Ailly-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Albert Noblesse
Area1	24.88 km2 (9.61 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	2,368
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80013 / 80270
Elevation	15–116 m (49–381 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Airaines is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

The commune is situated 30 km (19 mi) north west of Amiens,about 30 km (19 mi) south of Abbeville, at the junction of the D901 and D936 roads.

The towers before 1914

Luynes towers in 2007

Notre-Dame church before 1914

Market hall before 1914

St-Denis church tower

St-Denis church

Luynes towers

The Priory

Charles N'Tchoréré (15 November 1896 - 1940) was a Gabonese military commander who was shot by the Germans in World War II during the battle for France.

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