Moislains

Moislains
Commune
The church in Moislains
Location of Moislains
Moislains Location within France Moislains Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°59′26″N 2°57′53″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Noël Magnier
Area 1	20.62 km2 (7.96 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,109
• Density	53.78/km2 (139.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80552 /80200
Elevation	62–152 m (203–499 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moislains (French pronunciation: [mwalɛ̃]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Moislains is situated on the D184 and D43 crossroads, some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Saint-Quentin.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,579	—
1975	1,464	−1.07%
1982	1,434	−0.30%
1990	1,376	−0.51%
1999	1,366	−0.08%
2007	1,316	−0.47%
2012	1,228	−1.37%
2017	1,201	−0.44%
2023	1,109	−1.32%
Source: INSEE

Personalities

Ferdinand Carré, engineer, was born at Moislains in 1824.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department