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Also known as Sparte
commune in Somme, France
OverviewAI-generated
Ham is a commune in the Somme department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Péronne and the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Ham. The municipality borders Pithon, Sommette-Eaucourt, Villers-Saint-Christophe, and Eppeville, and is located next to the River Somme. Its official name is Ham, Sparte, and it is twinned with Eisfeld.
The area covers 9.5 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 4,810 residents (2,141 male and 2,470 female) and another citing 5,698. The postal code is 80400. Ham received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. It is described in sources including The Nuttall Encyclopædia and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ham
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,698
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Somme
- Arrondissement
- Péronne
- Canton
- Ham
- Intercommunality
- CC Est de la Somme
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Eric Legrand
- Area
- 9.5 km (3.7 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 4,378
- Density
- 460/km (1,200/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 80410 /80400
- Elevation
- 57–84 m (187–276 ft) , (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Ville de Ham
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Sparte
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Péronne
- Population
- 4378
- Area
- 9.5
- Elevation
- 69
- Body of water
- River Somme
- Shares border with
- Sancourt
- Official website
- www.ville-ham.fr
- Image
- Ham Hôtel-de-ville.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Eisfeld
- Commons category
- Ham (Somme)
- topic's main category
- Category:Ham (Somme)
- postal code
- 80400
- different from
- Le Ham
- associated electoral district
- canton of Ham
- male population
- 2141
- female population
- 2470
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P8168
- Colfelice
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-23-81-00-00
- fax number
- +33-3-23-81-24-38
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Encyclopedic overview
Ham ( French pronunciation: [am]; Picard: Hin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France, northern France.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.