Acheux-en-Amiénois (Picard: Acheux-in-Amiénoé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Acheux-en-Amiénois | |
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 The church of Acheux-en-Amiénois | |
_Somme-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Acheux-en-Amiénois  | |
  Acheux-en-Amiénois  Acheux-en-Amiénois | |
| Coordinates: 50°04′27″N 2°32′01″E / 50.0742°N 2.5336°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Lemaire[1] |
Area 1 | 7.07 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 578 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80003 /80560 |
| Elevation | 118–152 m (387–499 ft) (avg. 154 m or 505 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is a farming village found at the junction of the departmental roads D938 and D114.
History
editThe earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu (from the charter of the foundation of the nearby abbey of Corbie). It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field". The town of Acheux is ancient. It certainly existed in Roman times, where a fort was established, comprising ditches and palisades, to protect it from attacks by the Atrebates, a Gaulish tribe, after whom Arras is named.
Within the Commune is the Acheux British Military Cemetery containing war graves from the First World War.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 498 | — |
| 1975 | 464 | −1.01% |
| 1982 | 425 | −1.25% |
| 1990 | 424 | −0.03% |
| 1999 | 514 | +2.16% |
| 2007 | 535 | +0.50% |
| 2012 | 608 | +2.59% |
| 2017 | 593 | −0.50% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places and monuments
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- The church of Acheux was built in 1760 as indicated on the inscription on the font. It is dedicated to Saint Cyr and Saint Juliette.
- The castle was constructed in the 11th century and had seven towers, of which two remain. The wall was surrounded by a dry moat filled with brambles and thorns, giving the nickname of "Thorn Manor".
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acheux-en-Amiénois.
- Acheux-en-Amiénois on the website of l'Institut géographique national
- Official Town website Archived 2021-04-08 at the Wayback Machine