Acheux-en-Amiénois explained

Acheux-en-Amiénois
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville d'Acheux-en-Amiénois (80) Somme-France.svg
Arrondissement:Péronne
Canton:Albert
Insee:80003
Postal Code:80560
Mayor:Annie Lemaire[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays du Coquelicot
Coordinates:50.0742°N 2.5336°W
Elevation M:154
Elevation Min M:118
Elevation Max M:152
Area Km2:7.07

Acheux-en-Amiénois (Picard: Acheux-in-Amiénoé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is a farming village found at the junction of the departmental roads D938 and D114.

History

The earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu (from the charter of the foundation of the nearby abbey of Corbie). It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field".The town of Acheux is ancient. It certainly existed in Roman times, where a fort was established, comprising ditches and palisades, to protect it from attacks by the Atrebates, a Gaulish tribe, after whom Arras is named.

Within the Commune is the Acheux British Military Cemetery containing war graves from the First World War.

Places and monuments

See also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.