Acheux-en-Vimeu

Acheux-en-Vimeu
Coat of arms
Acheux-en-Vimeu
Location within Picardy region  Acheux-en-Vimeu
Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 1°40′41″E / 50.0661°N 1.6781°ECoordinates: 50°03′58″N 1°40′41″E / 50.0661°N 1.6781°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Moyenneville
Intercommunality	Vimeu Vert
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Déric Hollier
Area^1	12.33 km^2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	501
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80004 / 80210
Elevation	38–111 m (125–364 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 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-Vimeu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is a farming village 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Abbeville, on the D80 departmental road. The commune comprises several small hamlets, one of which is Frireulle, where the church has a modest wall belltower.

History

The earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu. It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field".

Demography

Historical population of Acheux-en-Vimeu

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	507	543	538	537	527	503	501
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Acheux-en-Vimeu on the website of Quid
• Position of Acheux-en-Vimeu on a French map
• Map of Acheux-en-Vimeu on Mapquest