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Falvy (French pronunciation: ​[falvi]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Falvy
Commune
Falvy Lake
Coat of arms
Location of Falvy
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Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 2°57′35″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Intercommunality	CC Est de la Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Lecomte[1]
Area 1	6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	156
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80300 /80190
Elevation	51–91 m (167–299 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Falvy is situated on the D103 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some 19 miles (31 km) west of Saint-Quentin.

History

Falvy originated as a Gaulish village. Known by different names over the centuries :Fala, Falvicum in 1135, Phalevi in 1146, then Fallevy or Falevi sur Somme and finally Falvy Principle events :

• In the 12th century, Raoul I de Nesle, seigneur of both Nesle and Falvy, gave the windmill of Falvy-sur-Somme to the church at Saint-Quentin.
• 1629 and Louis XIII dismantles the château, a medieval fortress
• On 22 November 1916, fighter-ace-pilot Georges Guynemer claimed his 23rd victim at Falvy.
• On 9 August 1918, the bridge at Falvy was attacked by Lieutenant James Alfred Keating, an American volunteer in the RFC. He won the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	118	—
1975	108	−1.26%
1982	116	+1.03%
1990	106	−1.12%
1999	100	−0.65%
2007	128	+3.13%
2012	134	+0.92%
2017	150	+2.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of Saint Benoite has dimensions that are relative to a time when the population was larger. Its origin was as a chapel to the chateau. It was victim of revolutionary vandalism in 1792, losing much of its embellishment and harmony by such destruction.
• The lake

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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Falvy ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 156 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Somme in der Region Hauts-de-France. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Péronne und zum Kanton Ham.

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