Salouël

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Salouël
Salouël (France)
Salouël
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Amiens-7
Community association Amiens metropolis
Coordinates 49 ° 52 ′  N , 2 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′  N , 2 ° 15 ′  E
height 27-105 m
surface 4.58 km 2
Residents 3,979 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 869 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80480
INSEE code
Website http://www.salouel.com/

Community center

Salouël ( Picard : Saloué) is a northern French municipality with 3979 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 Amiens , is part of the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole and belongs to the canton of Amiens-7 .

geography

The Amiens and Pont-de-Metz municipality in the Amiénois to the south lies partly on the left (western) bank of the Selle , partly - with a large hospital complex, sports facilities (including golf course) and the La Bailly settlement - on its right. The municipality extends beyond the western branch of the A29 autoroute and its junction with the A16 autoroute . The municipality is served by the former Route nationale 29 . The Amiens - Rouen railway also runs through the municipality.

history

Excavations have unearthed remains from the Mesolithic period. Several Gallo-Roman and Merovingian dwellings have also been found. In the Middle Ages, viticulture was practiced in Salouël, as the field names attest. A fulling mill was operated on the Selle . The community has been shaped by handicrafts since the Middle Ages. The church separation from the parish in Saleux took place in 1864. Salouël has belonged to the canton of Boves since 1879. Since about 1970 university institutes and the "Hôpital Sud" have settled here.

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010
1,193 2,004 2,788 3,061 3,679 4.162 4,258 4,186

administration

Mayor ( maire ) has been Jean-René Hemard since 2008.

Attractions

  • Parish church and former Saint-Quentin cemetery chapel from the early 17th century

Personalities

  • Ernest Cauvin (1843–1922), politician and industrialist, associated with the local industry.

Web links

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