Vaux-sur-Somme | |
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Location of Vaux-sur-Somme | |
Vaux-sur-Somme Vaux-sur-Somme | |
Coordinates: 49°55′20″N 2°33′04″E / 49.9222°N 2.5511°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Corbie |
Intercommunality | Val de Somme |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Gosselin[1] |
Area 1 | 5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
Population | 283 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Vaux-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [vo syʁ sɔm], literally Vaux on Somme; Picard: Veux-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
History
Vaux-sur-Somme is notable as the place where famous flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron during World War I, was shot down and killed on April 21, 1918.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 229 | — |
1975 | 208 | −1.36% |
1982 | 224 | +1.06% |
1990 | 320 | +4.56% |
1999 | 339 | +0.64% |
2007 | 325 | −0.53% |
2012 | 304 | −1.33% |
2017 | 308 | +0.26% |
2019 | 306 | −0.33% |
Source: INSEE[3][4] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ↑ Populations légales 2019: 80 Somme, INSEE
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