Villers-Faucon
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Péronne | |
| Community association | Haute Somme | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 59 ′ N , 3 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 75-144 m | |
| surface | 11.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 588 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80240 | |
| INSEE code | 80802 | |
Villers-Faucon is a commune with 588 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France , in the north of France. The municipality belongs to the canton of Péronne .
geography
The hamlet of Sainte-Émilie (formerly Leuilly) also belongs to the municipality north of Roisel and 13 km northeast of Péronne in Vermandois .
history
The municipality (historical name: Villare Falconis) emerged from a stately falconry in the middle of the Forêt de l'Arrouaise forest. Leuilly formed an independent community until 1794. In the 19th century, Henry Vion, the owner of the Leuilly Manor, founded a sugar factory that processed sugar beet. The renaming of Leuilly took place after the first name of his younger daughter. The community was almost completely destroyed in the First World War by explosions when the German troops withdrew to create a clear field of fire, and after the war received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 as an award . After the war, it was rebuilt for almost ten years.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 904 | 916 | 803 | 704 | 662 | 625 | 656 | 658 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been André Brouette since 1996.
Attractions
- Notre-Dame Church, rebuilt in 1932 by the architect Louis Faille
- Sugar factory in Hameau Sainte Émilie, originally Vion & Cie., With the settlement rebuilt in the 1920s
- British war cemetery
