Éclusier-Vaux
Éclusier-Vaux is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Location of Éclusier-Vaux 
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| Coordinates: 49°56′16″N 2°47′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laëtitia Dehan |
| Area 1 | 6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 81 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80264 /80340 |
| Elevation | 37–115 m (121–377 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Éclusier-Vaux is situated on the banks of the river Somme and just off the D1 road some 41 km (25 mi) east of Amiens.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 69 | 72 | 59 | 62 | 56 | 69 | 145 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Notable people
- Marcelle Semmer (1895–c.1944) who was a decorated French resistance fighter living in Éclusier during World War I. She was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre.[2]
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Edwards, George Wharton, The Unforgotten Maid of Eclusier. Travel. United States, Travel Magazine, Incorporated, 1918. p. 35
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