Falvy

Falvy
Falvy
Commune
	Falvy Lake
	Coat of arms
	Location of Falvy
	Falvy Falvy
	Coordinates: 49°49′30″N2°57′35″E / 49.825°N 2.9597°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
Area 1	6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population (2021)	160
• Density	25/km2 (66/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.

Last updated May 05, 2024

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

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

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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 légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[pophist-3] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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