Acheux-en-Vimeu (French pronunciation: [aʃø ɑ̃ vimø], literally Acheux in Vimeu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Acheux-en-Vimeu | |
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Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 1°40′41″E / 50.0661°N 1.6781°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Abbeville |
Canton | Abbeville-2 |
Intercommunality | Vimeu |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Charles Martel[1] |
Area 1 | 12.33 km2 (4.76 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 499 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Geography
editThe 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
editThe earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu. It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field".
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 543 | — |
1975 | 538 | −0.13% |
1982 | 537 | −0.03% |
1990 | 527 | −0.23% |
1999 | 503 | −0.52% |
2007 | 502 | −0.02% |
2012 | 523 | 0.82% |
2017 | 528 | 0.19% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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