Place:Saint-Acheul

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Saint-Acheul
Commune
The church in Saint-Acheul
The church in Saint-Acheul
Saint-Acheul is located in France
Saint-Acheul
Saint-Acheul
Saint-Acheul is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Acheul
Saint-Acheul
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 50°11′29″N 2°09′52″E / 50.1914°N 2.1644°E / 50.1914; 2.1644
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonDoullens
IntercommunalityCC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Feutrel[1]
Area
1
3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80697 /80370
Elevation37–110 m (121–361 ft)
(avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Acheul (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃t‿aʃœl]; Template:Lang-pcd) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France . It is not to be confused with Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens after which the Acheulean archaeological culture of the Lower Paleolithic is named.

Geography

The commune is situated some 23 miles (37 km) north of Amiens, on the junction of the D933 and D99e roads, only a few hundred yards from the border with the Pas-de-Calais

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 50—    
1975 45−1.49%
1982 43−0.65%
1990 34−2.89%
1999 22−4.72%
2007 27+2.59%
2012 29+1.44%
2017 27−1.42%
Source: INSEE[2]

History

In the first century AD the Romans settled the area and a monastery was built in St Acheul during the Middle Ages. The name honors Saint Acheolus, who was martyred in Amiens around 290 AD. Saint Ulphia was a hermit here during the 8th century.

See also

  • Communes of the Somme department

References