Place:Saint-Acheul
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Saint-Acheul | |
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Commune | |
.JPG) The church in Saint-Acheul | |
  Saint-Acheul  Saint-Acheul | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 50°11′29″N 2°09′52″E / 50.1914°N 2.1644°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Doullens |
| Intercommunality | CC Territoire Nord Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Feutrel[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80697 /80370 |
| Elevation | 37–110 m (121–361 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Acheul (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿aʃœl]; Template:Lang-pcd) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France . It is not to be confused with Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens after which the Acheulean archaeological culture of the Lower Paleolithic is named.
Geography
The commune is situated some 23 miles (37 km) north of Amiens, on the junction of the D933 and D99e roads, only a few hundred yards from the border with the Pas-de-Calais
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1968 | 50 | — |
| 1975 | 45 | −1.49% |
| 1982 | 43 | −0.65% |
| 1990 | 34 | −2.89% |
| 1999 | 22 | −4.72% |
| 2007 | 27 | +2.59% |
| 2012 | 29 | +1.44% |
| 2017 | 27 | −1.42% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
History
In the first century AD the Romans settled the area and a monastery was built in St Acheul during the Middle Ages. The name honors Saint Acheolus, who was martyred in Amiens around 290 AD. Saint Ulphia was a hermit here during the 8th century.
See also
- Communes of the Somme department
References
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