Ercheu

Ercheu
Ercheu
	Commune
	Location of Ercheu
	Ercheu Ercheu
	Coordinates: 49°42′06″N 2°56′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Roye
Intercommunality	CC Grand Roye
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	François Lamaire
Area 1	14.15 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	785
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80279 /80400
Elevation	58–95 m (190–312 ft) ; (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ercheu is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Etymology of the place name

Diverting from the Latin word " Arx-Arcis ", strengthened place:

 988 : Arceium 
1048 : Archeium
1150 : Erceium
1170 : Erchive
1237 : Herciaus
1248 : Erchieu
1633 : Erchu
1705 : Archeu
1764 : Ercheu

The name of the municipality is unchanged since 1764.

Intermunicipalities

Ercheu is part of the communauté de communes du Grand Roye as from January 1, 2012.

Geography

Ercheu lies on the D15 and D168 junction, and is around 7.5 kilometres (5 mi) south of Nesle and 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Roye, stretching from the Canal du Nord to the Petit Ingon, which originates in the neighbouring municipality of Libermont, in the Département of Oise. Although peak tunnel "Souterrain de Panneterie" of the Canal du Nord lies outside the neighbouring municipality, it is named after Ferme La Panneterie located in Ercheu.

The castle-like Ferme Lannoy was a monastery named Notre Dame ('Our Lady') in the 14th century.

History

There was once an Merovingian cemetery in Ercheu. Since 1120 there was also a leper colony.

In the First World War, the village was destroyed. The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award.

The former villages Bessancourt, Ramecourt, and Wailly-lès-Ercheu were abandoned.

Population

Historical population of Ercheu
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Population	431	576	601	648	709	704	791	813
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Administration

Eric Bertout has been mayor (maire) since 2008.

Gallery

Entrance to Ercheu
Town Hall
Panorama of Ercheu
Church
Church, front view

References

Official Web site of information of Ercheu (in French)

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.