Éclusier-Vaux
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Éclusier-Vaux | |
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  Éclusier-Vaux  Éclusier-Vaux | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′16″N 2°47′16″E / 49.9378°N 2.7878°ECoordinates: 49°56′16″N 2°47′16″E / 49.9378°N 2.7878°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laëtitia Dehan |
| Area 1 | 6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80264 /80340 |
| Elevation | 37–115 m (121–377 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Éclusier-Vaux is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Éclusier-Vaux is situated on the banks of the river Somme and just off the D1 road some 41 km (25 mi) east of Amiens.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 72 | — |
| 1975 | 59 | −2.80% |
| 1982 | 62 | +0.71% |
| 1990 | 56 | −1.26% |
| 1999 | 69 | +2.35% |
| 2007 | 90 | +3.38% |
| 2012 | 88 | −0.45% |
| 2017 | 81 | −1.64% |
| Source: INSEE[1] | ||
Notable people
- Marcelle Semmer (1895–c.1944) who was a decorated French resistance fighter living in Éclusier during World War I. She was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Edwards, George Wharton, The Unforgotten Maid of Eclusier. Travel. United States, Travel Magazine, Incorporated, 1918. p. 35
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