Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy (French pronunciation: [voʃɛl le kenwa]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy | |
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 Notre Dame church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy  | |
  Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy  Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′14″N 1°53′25″E / 50.1039°N 1.8903°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Abbeville-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Baie de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Régis Patte[1] |
Area 1 | 6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 822 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80779 /80132 |
| Elevation | 19–79 m (62–259 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is situated 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of the centre of Abbeville, on the D153 road
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 640 | — |
| 1975 | 734 | +1.98% |
| 1982 | 856 | +2.22% |
| 1990 | 889 | +0.47% |
| 1999 | 830 | −0.76% |
| 2007 | 899 | +1.00% |
| 2012 | 839 | −1.37% |
| 2017 | 851 | +0.28% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
editThe church of Notre Dame de l'Assomption, built at the top of a small hill, is in the Gothic style and dates from the fifteenth century. On a wall inside there's a plaque dedicated to Nicolas du Moncel, seigneur of Vascongnes, who died in 1487. Like all churches dedicated to the Virgin, it is built with a noticeably narrow transept.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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