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Forceville

Forceville
Commune
Forceville is located in France
Forceville
Forceville
Coordinates: 50°03′44″N 2°33′27″E / 50.0622°N 2.5575°E / 50.0622; 2.5575Coordinates: 50°03′44″N 2°33′27″E / 50.0622°N 2.5575°E / 50.0622; 2.5575
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Albert
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)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

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.

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

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.



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