Acheux-en-Amiénois

Acheux-en-Amiénois
Acheux-en-Amiénois

Coordinates: 50°04′27″N 2°32′01″E / 50.0742°N 2.5336°ECoordinates: 50°04′27″N 2°32′01″E / 50.0742°N 2.5336°E
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Acheux-en-Amiénois
Intercommunality Pays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Jean-Paul Devauchelle
Area1 7.07 km2 (2.73 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 569
 • Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80003 / 80560
Elevation 118–152 m (387–499 ft)
(avg. 154 m or 505 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Acheux-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is a farming village found at the junction of the departmental roads D938 and D114.

History

The earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu (from the charter of the foundation of the nearby abbey of Corbie). It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field". The town of Acheux is ancient. It certainly existed in Roman times, where a fort was established, comprising ditches and pallisades, to protect it from attacks by the Atrebates, a Gaulish tribe, after whom Arras is named.

Demography

Historical population of Acheux-en-Amiénois
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population494498464425424514543
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places and monuments

The church at Acheux

See also

Communes of the Somme department

References

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