Revelles

Revelles
Revelles
Location within Picardy region  Revelles
Coordinates: 49°50′58″N 2°07′19″E / 49.8494°N 2.1219°E / 49.8494; 2.1219Coordinates: 49°50′58″N 2°07′19″E / 49.8494°N 2.1219°E / 49.8494; 2.1219
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	François Foré
Area1	14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	539
• Density	37/km2 (97/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80670 / 80540
Elevation	71–133 m (233–436 ft) (avg. 117 m or 384 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.

Revelles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Revelles is situated around 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Amiens, on the D51 and D97 crossroads.

Population

History

A Gallo-Roman settlement was unearthed within the confines of the commune, during the construction of the A29 motorway.^[1]

Places of interest

• The church
• The mairie
• A war memorial
• Some stone wells

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Revelles.

• Revelles on the Quid website (French)