Velennes is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Velennes | |
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_France_(3).JPG) The town hall in Velennes | |
Location of Velennes  | |
  Velennes  Velennes | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′50″N 2°05′41″E / 49.7639°N 2.0947°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Noye |
| Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Bourgois[1] |
Area 1 | 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 144 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80786 /80160 |
| Elevation | 66–164 m (217–538 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editVelennes is situated 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Amiens, on the D245 road
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 131 | — |
| 1975 | 125 | −0.67% |
| 1982 | 107 | −2.20% |
| 1990 | 116 | +1.01% |
| 1999 | 127 | +1.01% |
| 2007 | 154 | +2.44% |
| 2012 | 146 | −1.06% |
| 2017 | 149 | +0.41% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "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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