Acheux-en-Vimeu
Commune
The town hall and school of Acheux-en-Vimeu
Coat of arms
Location of Acheux-en-Vimeu
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Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 1°40′41″E / 50.0661°N 1.6781°E / 50.0661; 1.6781
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Abbeville-2
Intercommunality	Vimeu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Charles Martel[1]
Area 1	12.33 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	499
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80004 /80210
Elevation	38–111 m (125–364 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Acheux-en-Vimeu (French pronunciation: [aʃø ɑ̃ vimø], literally Acheux in Vimeu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is a farming village 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Abbeville, on the D80 departmental road. The commune comprises several small hamlets, one of which is Frireulle, where the church has a modest wall belltower.

History

The earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu. It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field".

Population