Acheux-en-Vimeu (French pronunciation: ​[aʃø ɑ̃ vimø], literally Acheux in Vimeu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Acheux-en-Vimeu
Commune
The town hall and school of Acheux-en-Vimeu
Coat of arms
Location of Acheux-en-Vimeu
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Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 1°40′41″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Abbeville-2
Intercommunality	Vimeu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Charles Martel[1]
Area 1	12.33 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	511
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80004 /80210
Elevation	38–111 m (125–364 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is a farming village 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Abbeville, on the D80 departmental road. The commune comprises several small hamlets, one of which is Frireulle, where the church has a modest wall belltower.

History

The earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu. It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field".

Population

See also

Communes of the Somme department

References

Media related to Acheux-en-Vimeu at Wikimedia Commons