Vaux-sur-Somme

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Vaux-sur-Somme
The town hall in Vaux-sur-Somme
The town hall in Vaux-sur-Somme
Vaux-sur-Somme is located in France
Vaux-sur-Somme
Vaux-sur-Somme
Vaux-sur-Somme is located in Hauts-de-France
Vaux-sur-Somme
Vaux-sur-Somme
Coordinates: 49°55′20″N 2°33′04″E / 49.9222°N 2.5511°E / 49.9222; 2.5511Coordinates: 49°55′20″N 2°33′04″E / 49.9222°N 2.5511°E / 49.9222; 2.5511
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonCorbie
IntercommunalityVal de Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Gosselin[1]
Area
1
5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80784 /80800
Elevation27–111 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 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. ^ Populations légales 2019: 80 Somme, INSEE