Vers-sur-Selles

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Coordinates: 49°50′32″N 2°13′56″E / 49.8422222222, 2.23222222222

Commune of Vers-sur-Selles
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Boves
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
Mayor	M. Thierry Demoury (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	33 m–107 m (avg. 57 m)
Land area¹	11,18 km²
Population² (1999)	768
- Density	68/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80791/ 80480
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.

Vers-sur-Selles is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated some 4 miles southwest of Amiens, on the D98 road in the valley of the Selle river.

[edit] History

• Prehistoric Times: Single-sided flint tools and the remains of Mammoths have been found in the local gravel.

• Neolithic period: Some graves were discovered during building work.

• Middle Ages: Merovingian burials were found in the valley, the remains were unearthed during the construction of the A16.
  

In 1358, Vers was ravaged by Charles II of Navarre.

In 1376, three residents burnt down the tithe barn and were hanged in front of the church.

In 1426, the church and village were razed by English troops.

In 1472, Charles the Bold subjected Vers to "blood and fire".

• Before the Revolution : In 1617, the leper hospital was closed.
  

In 1730, Nicolas Deleau, publican, was fined 75 sols for selling drinks Sundays and feast days.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
468	481	638	733	736	768
Census count starting from 1962 Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The 16th century church of Saint Rémi. The door dates from 1238. In 1472, the church was subjected to considerable devastation. Several restorations have since been made.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Official website of Vers sur Selle (French)
• Vers-sur-Selles on the Insee website (French)
• Vers-sur-Selles on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 5th 2008.