Fear

Fear
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Roye
Community association	Grand Roye
Coordinates	49 ° 42 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ E Coordinates: 49 ° 42 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ E
height	58-95 m
surface	14.15 km 2
Residents	785 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	55 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	80400
INSEE code	80279
Website	http://ercheuinfo.wifeo.com/

Ercheu ( Picard : Èrchu) is a northern French municipality with 785 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Montdidier and belongs to the canton of Roye .

Toponymy

The name Ercheu is derived from the Latin term "Arx" (988: Arceium).

geography

Ercheu is around 7.5 km south of Nesle and 13 km east of Roye and extends over the Canal du Nord to the Petit Ingon , which rises in the neighboring municipality of Libermont ( Oise department ). The top tunnel "Souterrain de Panneterie" of the Canal du Nord is outside the municipality, but is named after the Ferme La Panneterie in Ercheu.

In today's castle-like Ferme Lannoy, a monastery is called Notre-Dame in the 14th century.

history

There was a Merovingian cemetery in Ercheu. Since 1120 there was a leper . There was also a permanent house.

The place was destroyed in the First World War . The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .

The former localities of Bessancourt, Ramecourt and Wailly-lès-Ercheu have gone.

Residents

Development of the population
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010
720	576	601	648	709	704	780	805

administration

Mayor ( Maire ) has been Eric Bertout since 2008.

gallery

Entrance to the village
The town hall
The panorama
The church
The church, front view

Attractions

Saint-Médard church

Personalities

Marie-Médard-Stanislas Dufour (1779–1862), Knight of the Legion of Honor , born in Ercheu.

Web links

Commons : Ercheu - collection of images, videos and audio files