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
Commune
The town hall in Vaux-sur-Somme
Location of Vaux-sur-Somme
Vaux-sur-Somme Show map of France Vaux-sur-Somme Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°55′20″N 2°33′04″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Corbie
Intercommunality	Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Philippe Gosselin
Area ^1	5.18 km^2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	308
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80784 /80800
Elevation	27–111 m (89–364 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Demographics

Historical population of Vaux-sur-Somme

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	219	229	208	224	320	339	335
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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