Vaux-sur-Somme

Vaux-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [vo syʁ sɔm], literally Vaux on Somme; Picard: Veux-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Vaux-sur-Somme
Commune
The town hall in Vaux-sur-Somme
Location of Vaux-sur-Somme
Vaux-sur-Somme Show map of France Vaux-sur-Somme Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°55′20″N 2°33′04″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Corbie
Intercommunality	Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Gosselin[1]
Area 1	5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	283
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80784 /80800
Elevation	27–111 m (89–364 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Vaux-sur-Somme is notable as the place where famous flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron during World War I, was shot down and killed on April 21, 1918.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	229	—
1975	208	−1.36%
1982	224	+1.06%
1990	320	+4.56%
1999	339	+0.64%
2007	325	−0.53%
2012	304	−1.33%
2017	308	+0.26%
2019	306	−0.33%
Source: INSEE[3][4]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. Populations légales 2019: 80 Somme, INSEE