Pertain

Pertain is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated on the D142 road, some 27 miles southeast of Amiens, in the east of the Santerre district.

Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
362	374	325	332	314	318
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

History

Founded around the end of the first millennia, the village was known then 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

External links

• Pertain on the Insee website
• Pertain on the Quid website

Notes

• This article is based on the Pertain from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 12th 2008.