Feuquières-en-Vimeu

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Feuquières-en-Vimeu
Coat of arms of Feuquières-en-Vimeu
Feuquières-en-Vimeu (France)
Feuquières-en-Vimeu
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Gamaches
Community association Vimeu
Coordinates 50 ° 4 ′  N , 1 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 4 ′  N , 1 ° 36 ′  E
height 88-121 m
surface 7.99 km 2
Residents 2,570 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 322 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80210
INSEE code
Website http://www.feuquieres-en-vimeu.a3w.fr/

Church of the Assumption

Feuquières-en-Vimeu ( Picard : Feutchére-in-Vimeu ) is a northern French municipality with 2570 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 Abbeville and is part of the Communauté de communes du Vimeu and the canton of Gamaches .

geography

The heavily industrialized community in Vimeu , whose area is traversed in an east-west direction by the railway line from Abbeville to Eu (with two stops on the municipality), is located around five kilometers east-southeast of Friville-Escarbotin . The industrial areas are mainly on both sides of the railway line towards Fressenneville (Zone d'Activités du Vimeu Industriel and Zone d'Activités du Moulin).

Residents

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
2082 2249 2617 2499 2428 2370 2464 2499

administration

Mayor ( maire ) has been Bernard Davergne ( Parti socialiste (France) ) since 2001 .

Attractions

  • Church of the Assumption ( Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption )

Web links

Commons : Feuquières-en-Vimeu  - collection of images, videos and audio files