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Falvy
Falvy (French pronunciation: [falvi]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Falvy | |
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Falvy Lake | |
| Coat of arms | |
Falvy Falvy | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 2°57′35″E / 49.825°N 2.9597°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Ham |
| Intercommunality | CC Est de la Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Lecomte[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 160 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80300 /80190 |
| Elevation | 51–91 m (167–299 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Falvy is situated on the D103 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some 19 miles (31 km) west of Saint-Quentin.
History edit
Falvy originated as a Gaulish village. Known by different names over the centuries :Fala, Falvicum in 1135, Phalevi in 1146, then Fallevy or Falevi sur Somme and finally Falvy Principle events :
- In the 12th century, Raoul I de Nesle, seigneur of both Nesle and Falvy, gave the windmill of Falvy-sur-Somme to the church at Saint-Quentin.
- 1629 and Louis XIII dismantles the château, a medieval fortress
- On 22 November 1916, fighter-ace-pilot Georges Guynemer claimed his 23rd victim at Falvy.
- On 9 August 1918, the bridge at Falvy was attacked by Lieutenant James Alfred Keating, an American volunteer in the RFC. He won the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 118 | — |
| 1975 | 108 | −1.26% |
| 1982 | 116 | +1.03% |
| 1990 | 106 | −1.12% |
| 1999 | 100 | −0.65% |
| 2007 | 128 | +3.13% |
| 2012 | 134 | +0.92% |
| 2017 | 150 | +2.28% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The church of Saint Benoite has dimensions that are relative to a time when the population was larger. Its origin was as a chapel to the chateau. It was victim of revolutionary vandalism in 1792, losing much of its embellishment and harmony by such destruction.
- The lake
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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