Hédauville

Hédauville
Hédauville
Location within Picardy region  Hédauville
Coordinates: 50°02′46″N 2°34′07″E / 50.0461°N 2.5686°ECoordinates: 50°02′46″N 2°34′07″E / 50.0461°N 2.5686°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Acheux-en-Amiénois
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Patrice Basserie
Area^1	4.04 km^2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	108
• Density	27/km^2 (69/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80425 / 80560
Elevation	83–142 m (272–466 ft) (avg. 99 m or 325 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.

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

Geography

Hédauville is situated on the D938 and D919 crossroads, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Amiens.

History

British 6 inch Mk VII gun in action behind a chalk ridge near Hédauville, west of the Ancre, 4.5 miles NW of Albert, France. It is firing in V Corps sector against the first phase of the German Kaiserschlacht offensive, Operation Michael, 26 March 1918.

Population

Historical population of Hédauville

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	116	123	97	98	89	100	108
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

• Hédauville on the Quid website (French)