Vaux-sur-Somme

Vaux-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is notable as the place where famous flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron during World War I, was shot down and killed on April 21, 1918.

Vaux-sur-Somme
The town hall in Vaux-sur-Somme
Location of Vaux-sur-Somme
Vaux-sur-Somme
Vaux-sur-Somme
Coordinates: 49°55′20″N 2°33′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonCorbie
IntercommunalityVal de Somme
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Philippe Gosselin
Area
1
5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
308
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80784 /80800
Elevation27–111 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.

Demographics

Historical population of Vaux-sur-Somme
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population219229208224320339335
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

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


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