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
Vaux-sur-Somme
Coordinates: 49°55′20″N 2°33′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonCorbie
IntercommunalityVal de Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Gosselin[1]
Area
1
5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
306
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80784 /80800
Elevation27–111 m (89–364 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics
Historical population of Vaux-sur-Somme
Year196219681975198219901999200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Population219229208224320339329325321315308311304300303306309308309311312
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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