Quevauvillers
Quevauvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Coordinates: 49°49′27″N 2°05′05″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Guy Debureaux |
Area 1 | 8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,102 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80656 /80710 |
Elevation | 95–157 m (312–515 ft) (avg. 139 m or 456 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
Quevauvillers is situated on the N29 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Amiens.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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648 | 715 | 783 | 921 | 1046 | 1054 | 1034 |
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates |
History
The village of Quevauvillers first appears in Roman times as Equitum villa (residence of the riders) and would haver been a staging post on the Roman road from Amiens to Rouen.
During the wars with the Normans near the end of the first millennium, the village was completely destroyed.
Personalities
Jean-Pierre Pernaut, television reporter, spent his childhood here.
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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