Saint-Acheul

Saint-Acheul
Saint-Acheul
Commune
	The church in Saint-Acheul
	Location of Saint-Acheul
	Saint-Acheul Saint-Acheul
	Coordinates: 50°11′29″N2°09′52″E / 50.1914°N 2.1644°E Coordinates: 50°11′29″N2°09′52″E / 50.1914°N 2.1644°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Feutrel
Area 1	3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	29
• Density	9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80697 /80370
Elevation	37–110 m (121–361 ft) ; (avg. 55 m or 180 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 July 13, 2021

Saint-Acheul is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is not to be confused with Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens after which the Acheulean archaeological culture of the Lower Paleolithic is named.

Geography

The commune is situated some 23 miles (37 km) north of Amiens, on the junction of the D933 and D99e roads, only a few hundred yards from the border with the Pas-de-Calais

Population

Historical population of Saint-Acheul
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	33	50	45	43	34	22	27
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

In the first century AD the Romans settled the area and a monastery was built in St Acheul during the Middle Ages. The name honors Saint Acheolus, who was martyred in Amiens around 290 AD. Saint Ulphia was a hermit here during the 8th century.

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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 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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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.

[2] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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