Acheux-en-Vimeu
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.JPG) The town hall and school of Acheux-en-Vimeu | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Acheux-en-Vimeu  | |
  Acheux-en-Vimeu  Acheux-en-Vimeu | |
| Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 1°40′41″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. | |
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.
The earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu. It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field".
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
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