Pertain

Pertain is a former commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Hypercourt.[2]

Pertain
Part of Hypercourt
Location of Pertain
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Coordinates: 49°48′42″N 2°52′11″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Commune	Hypercourt
Area ^1	7.88 km^2 (3.04 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	390
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	80320
Elevation	79–91 m (259–299 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Pertain is situated on the D142 road, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Amiens, in the east of the Santerre district.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	358	—
2007	364	+1.7%
2008	369	+1.4%
2009	381	+3.3%
2010	382	+0.3%
2011	385	+0.8%
2012	387	+0.5%
2013	390	+0.8%
2014	389	−0.3%

History

Founded around the end of the first millennium, the village was first known as "Pertaing". Made up of several now-disappeared hamlets, such as "Mory", "Sacy-Les-Pertain" and “Berseaucourt”.

Places of interest

• Modern church of Saint Rémy
• War memorial
• Pigeon houses from the 1950s
• Vestiges of Gallo-Roman villas
• The foundations of a medieval manor house.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 25 May 2016 (in French)