Vron

Vron
Townhall.
Vron
Location within Picardy region  Vron
Coordinates: 50°18′50″N 1°45′16″E / 50.3139°N 1.7544°ECoordinates: 50°18′50″N 1°45′16″E / 50.3139°N 1.7544°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Rue
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Robert Guerlin
Area^1	20.67 km^2 (7.98 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	837
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80815 / 80120
Elevation	2–68 m (6.6–223.1 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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.

Vron is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.

Geography

Vron is situated in rolling countryside on the D1001 and D175 road junction 18 miles (29 km) north-northwest of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population of Vron

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	651	692	676	679	729	721	837
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

Monument aux morts

The Vron Monument aux morts features a sculpture by Emmanuel Fontaine - a figure of a poilu (French soldier). A montage of photographs, taken in March 2010, is shown below.

The Vron monument aux morts

References

• INSEE

External links

• Vron sur le site du Quid
• The monument aux morts of the Western Somme Article on monument aux morts