Feuquières-en-Vimeu (French pronunciation: [føkjɛʁ ɑ̃ vimø], literally Feuquières in Vimeu; Picard: Feutchére-in-Vimeu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Feuquières-en-Vimeu
The school in Feuquières-en-Vimeu
The school in Feuquières-en-Vimeu
Coat of arms of Feuquières-en-Vimeu
Location of Feuquières-en-Vimeu
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Feuquières-en-Vimeu is located in France
Feuquières-en-Vimeu
Feuquières-en-Vimeu
Feuquières-en-Vimeu is located in Hauts-de-France
Feuquières-en-Vimeu
Feuquières-en-Vimeu
Coordinates: 50°03′43″N 1°36′21″E / 50.0619°N 1.6058°E / 50.0619; 1.6058
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonGamaches
IntercommunalityCC Vimeu
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Maryline Heckmann[1]
Area
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7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,454
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80308 /80210
Elevation88–121 m (289–397 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The commune is situated on the D229 and D48 junction, some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Abbeville.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1806 1,232—    
1856 1,520+0.42%
1906 1,862+0.41%
1921 1,952+0.32%
1936 1,983+0.11%
1962 2,082+0.19%
1968 2,249+1.29%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 2,617+2.19%
1982 2,499−0.66%
1990 2,428−0.36%
1999 2,370−0.27%
2007 2,483+0.58%
2012 2,496+0.10%
2017 2,570+0.59%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Feuquières-en-Vimeu, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE