Vismes

Vismes is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Vismes
Commune
The church in Vismes
Coat of arms
Location of Vismes
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Coordinates: 50°00′46″N 1°40′24″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches
Intercommunality	CC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Nicolas Plé
Area ^1	13.26 km^2 (5.12 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	483
• Density	36/km^2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80809 /80140
Elevation	71–124 m (233–407 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Vismes is situated 10 miles(16 km) southwest of Abbeville, on the D190 road

History

The chateau of Vismes was built by the seigneurs of Vismes, as documented by Théobald in 1066 (the name of Vismes could then be written with or without the final "s"). The Marquis de Belleval added: "the ruins still stood in the last century". The castle was destroyed by John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster in 1372. The Seigneurie of Vismes passed to the house of Cayeu in the 14th century and then to that of Monchy in the following century, until 1785 when André de Monchy died.
Between 1790 and 1794 Vismes absorbed the hamlets of Morival,Le Plouy and Wiammeville.

Population

Historical population of Vismes

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	412	395	367	326	314	305	329
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.

External links

• Vismes on the Quid website (in French)