Acheux-en-Amiénois | |
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Commune | |
The church of Acheux-en-Amiénois
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Coordinates: 50°04′27″N 2°32′01″E / 50.0742°N 2.5336°ECoordinates: 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 (2014-2020) | Jean-Paul Devauchelle |
Area1 | 7.07 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
Population (2014)2 | 631 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Acheux-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The commune is a farming village found at the junction of the departmental roads D938 and D114.
The 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 pallisades, to protect it from attacks by the Atrebates, a Gaulish tribe, after whom Arras is named.
Communes of the Somme department