Quevauvillers
Quevauvillers (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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 The church in Quevauvillers | |
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| Coordinates: 49°49′27″N 2°05′05″E / 49.8242°N 2.0847°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
| Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Dussuelle |
| Area 1 | 8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 1,102 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80656 /80710 |
| Elevation | 95–157 m (312–515 ft) (avg. 139 m or 456 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Quevauvillers is situated on the N29 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Amiens.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 715 | — |
| 1975 | 783 | +1.31% |
| 1982 | 921 | +2.35% |
| 1990 | 1,046 | +1.60% |
| 1999 | 1,054 | +0.08% |
| 2007 | 1,030 | −0.29% |
| 2012 | 1,105 | +1.42% |
| 2017 | 1,102 | −0.05% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
History
The village of Quevauvillers first appears in Roman times as Equitum villa (residence of the riders) and would haver been a staging post on the Roman road from Amiens to Rouen.
During the wars with the Normans near the end of the first millennium, the village was completely destroyed.
Personalities
Jean-Pierre Pernaut, television reporter, spent his childhood here.
See also
References
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