Domart-sur-la-Luce

Domart-sur-la-Luce
Domart-sur-la-Luce
Location within Picardy region Domart-sur-la-Luce
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Moreuil
Intercommunality	Avre Luce Moreuil
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacques Marquet
Area1	8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	425
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80242 / 80110
Elevation	32–104 m (105–341 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 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.

Domart-sur-la-Luce is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D934 road, on the banks of the Luce, some 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Domart-sur-la-Luce

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	241	264	261	338	375	425	425
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

Domart is sited on an old Roman road, known as the ‘chaussée d'Agrippa’ (Agrippa way), named after the general and politician. The road ran between Amiens and Noyon.
Known from writings of 1105, the first seigneur of Domart appears in 1154, called Ibert or Aubert. His château, now all but disappeared, was home to the seigneurs of Domart until the end of the 18th century, as well as to the Princes of Savoy.

At the time of the French Revolution, there were nearly 700 inhabitants of Domart. As with so many villages in this area of France, Domart was practically destroyed during World War I.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Domart-sur-la-Luce on the Quid website (French)