Quevauvillers
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Commune of Quevauvillers |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Canton de Molliens-Dreuil | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois | |
| Mayor | M. Guy Debureaux (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 95 m–157 m (avg. 139 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 8,82 km² | |
| Population² (1 999) |
1 054 | |
| - Density | 119/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80656/ 80710 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Quevauvillers is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the N29 road, some 15 miles southwest of Amiens.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 648 | 715 | 783 | 921 | 1046 | 1054 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] History
The village of Quevauvillers first appears in Roman times as Equitum villa (residence of the riders) and would haver been a staging post on the Roman road from Amiens to Rouen.
During the wars with the Normans near the end of the first millennium, the village was completely destroyed.
[edit] People with links to the commune
Jean-Pierre Pernaut, Television reporter, spent his childhood here.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Quevauvillers on the Insee website (French)
- Quevauvillers on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 13th 2008.
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