Fluy
Appearance
Fluy | |
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The town hall in Fluy | |
Coordinates: 49°51′32″N 2°05′53″E / 49.8589°N 2.0981°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Catherine Lamory |
Area 1 | 6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | 310 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80319 /80540 |
Elevation | 68–131 m (223–430 ft) (avg. 127 m or 417 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fluy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Fluy is situated on a plateau, at the junction of the D182 and D95 roads, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens.
History
The name is recorded in 1066 under the name Floy, in 1638 as Flenuy and in 1657 as the variant Fleuny .[1]
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 251 | 252 | 256 | 304 | 355 | 332 | 310 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
In 1698, the population was 500 [2]
Places of interest
The church of Saint Marie-Madeleine
See also
References
- ^ Abbé Charlier et L. Ledieu - « Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie », Tome II, Canton de Molliens-Vidame, page 337 (1912, reprint Editions Culture et Civilisation, Bruxelles, 1979)
- ^ Abbé Charlier et L. Ledieu - « Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie », Tome II, Canton de Molliens-Vidame, page 339 (1912, reprint Editions Culture et Civilisation, Bruxelles, 1979)
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