Villers-lès-Roye (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ lɛ ʁwa], literally Villers near Roye) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Villers-lès-Roye | |
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_croix_7177.jpg) A cross on the church in Villers-lès-Roye | |
Location of Villers-lès-Roye  | |
  Villers-lès-Roye  Villers-lès-Roye | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′24″N 2°43′59″E / 49.7067°N 2.7331°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier |
| Canton | Roye |
| Intercommunality | CC Grand Roye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Caron[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 275 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80803 /80700 |
| Elevation | 62–99 m (203–325 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The commune is situated 25 miles(40 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D54 road.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 162 | — |
| 1975 | 128 | −3.31% |
| 1982 | 183 | +5.24% |
| 1990 | 187 | +0.27% |
| 1999 | 203 | +0.92% |
| 2007 | 221 | +1.07% |
| 2012 | 252 | +2.66% |
| 2017 | 274 | +1.69% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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