Vaux-sur-Somme

Vaux-sur-Somme
Vaux-sur-Somme
Location within Picardy region  Vaux-sur-Somme
Coordinates: 49°55′20″N 2°33′04″E / 49.9222°N 2.5511°ECoordinates: 49°55′20″N 2°33′04″E / 49.9222°N 2.5511°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Arrondissement of Amiens
Canton	Canton of Corbie
Intercommunality	Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Alain Geraut
Area^1	5.18 km^2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	335
• Density	65/km^2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80784 / 80800
Elevation	27–111 m (89–364 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 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.

Vaux-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France. It is best known as the death place of flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron during World War I, in mysterious circumstances. Richthofen landed here in 1918 after being shot by Captain Roy Brown, Cedric Popkin, Buie, Evans or an unknown soldier.

Demographics

Historical population of Vaux-sur-Somme

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	219	229	208	224	320	339	335
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