Vecquemont
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Amiens-3 | |
| Community association | Val de Somme | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 54 ' N , 2 ° 27' E | |
| height | 22-50 m | |
| surface | 1.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 540 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 289 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80800 | |
| INSEE code | 80785 | |
 The church |
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Vecquemont ( Picard : Vecmont) is a northern French municipality with 540 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 and in the canton of Amiens-3 and is part of the Communauté de communes du Val de Somme .
geography
The municipality, which is almost completely enclosed by the municipality of Daours, is located on the right bank of the Somme at the confluence of the Hallue . Daours and Vecquemont form a single settlement complex on both sides of the Hallue. The Paris-Lille railway runs through the south of the municipality, between her and the course of the Somme is a large potato starch factory by Roquette Frères .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 216 | 287 | 415 | 485 | 440 | 497 | 547 | 545 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Pierre Banach since 2001.
Attractions
- The repeatedly redesigned Saint-Martin church with a massive west tower, free-standing since 1865. The medallion in the image of St. Martin bears the year 1633.
