Vaux-sur-Somme
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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.JPG) The town hall in Vaux-sur-Somme | |
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| Coordinates: 49°55′20″N 2°33′04″E / 49.9222°N 2.5511°E / 49.9222; 2.5511 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Corbie |
| Intercommunality | Val de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Gosselin[1] |
Area 1 | 5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 272 |
| • Density | 52.5/km2 (136/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80784 /80800 |
| Elevation | 27–111 m (89–364 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vaux-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [vo syʁ sɔm], literally Vaux on Somme; Picard: Veux-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Vaux-sur-Somme is notable as the place where famous flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was shot down and killed during World War I on April 21, 1918.
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References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ↑ Populations légales 2019: 80 Somme, INSEE
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