Lihons

Lihons
Commune
The town hall and school in Lihons
Coat of arms
Location of Lihons
Lihons Location within France Show map of France Lihons Location within Hauts-de-France Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 2°46′01″E / 49.825°N 2.7669°E / 49.825; 2.7669
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Intercommunality	Terre de Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Robert Billoré
Area 1	12.42 km2 (4.80 sq mi)
Elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Highest elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Lowest elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Population  (2023)	463
• Density	37.3/km2 (96.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80481 /80320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Lihons is situated 20 miles (32 km) east of Amiens, on the D337 road

Population

Places of interest

The tomb of Prince Murat.

Louis Marie Joachim Napoléon Michel Prince Murat was a descendant (a great-great grandson) of Napoleon’s brother-in-law, Joachim Murat, the first recipient of the title. He volunteered during World War I and joined the 5th infantry regiment of cuirassiers. He died on the western front in Lihons on 21 August 1916, aged 20 years. The monument was built by his family after the war and later transferred to the commune for maintenance (in 1961).

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lihons.

• Joseph Goniak. "Lihons-en-Santerre (80320); 1914-1918 : cartes postales de poilus et autres…" [Lihons-en-Santerre (80320): old postcards of "poilus" and others… (archived version of the website)] (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)