Acheux-en-Vimeu

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Acheux-en-Vimeu

(2020–2026) Jean-Charles Martel^[1]Area

12.33 km² (4.76 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

499 • Density40/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80004 /80210

Elevation38–111 m (125–364 ft)
(avg. 92 m or 302 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Acheux-en-Vimeu (French pronunciation: [aʃø ɑ̃ vimø], literally Acheux in Vimeu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is a farming village 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Abbeville, on the D80 departmental road. The commune comprises several small hamlets, one of which is Frireulle, where the church has a modest wall belltower.

History

The earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu. It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field".

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	543	—
1975	538	−0.13%
1982	537	−0.03%
1990	527	−0.23%
1999	503	−0.52%
2007	502	−0.02%
2012	523	+0.82%
2017	528	+0.19%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE