Saint-Acheul

Not to be confused with Saint-Acheul (Amiens).
Saint-Acheul
Saint-Acheul

Coordinates: 50°11′29″N 2°09′52″E / 50.1914°N 2.1644°E / 50.1914; 2.1644Coordinates: 50°11′29″N 2°09′52″E / 50.1914°N 2.1644°E / 50.1914; 2.1644
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Bernaville
Intercommunality Bernavillois
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Marc Bettefort
Area1 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 27
 • Density 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80697 / 80370
Elevation 37–110 m (121–361 ft)
(avg. 55 m or 180 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.

Saint-Acheul is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France. It is not to be confused with Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens after which the Acheulean archaeological culture of the Lower Paleolithic is named.

Geography

The commune is situated some 23 miles (37 km) north of Amiens, on the junction of the D933 and D99e roads, only a few hundred yards from the border with the Pas-de-Calais

Population

Historical population of Saint-Acheul
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population33504543342227
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

In the first century AD the Romans settled the area and a monastery was built in St Acheul during the Middle Ages. Saint Ulphia was a hermit here during the 8th century.

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References

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