Acheux-en-Vimeu

Acheux-en-Vimeu

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Acheux-en-Vimeu

Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 1°40′41″E / 50.0661°N 1.6781°E / 50.0661; 1.6781Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 1°40′41″E / 50.0661°N 1.6781°E / 50.0661; 1.6781
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Moyenneville
Intercommunality Vimeu Vert
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Déric Hollier
Area1 12.33 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 501
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 80004 / 80210
Elevation 38–111 m (125–364 ft)
(avg. 92 m or 302 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.

Acheux-en-Vimeu is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is a farming village 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Abbeville, on the D80 departmental road. The commune comprises several small hamlets, one of which is Frireulle, where the church has a modest wall belltower.

History

The earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu. It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field".

Demography

Historical population of Acheux-en-Vimeu
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population507543538537527503501
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

Communes of the Somme department

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