Vismes | |
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 The church in Vismes | |
Location of Vismes  | |
  Vismes  Vismes | |
| Coordinates:50°00′46″N1°40′24″E / 50.0128°N 1.6733°E /50.0128; 1.6733 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Gamaches |
| Intercommunality | CC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Nicolas Plé[1] |
Area 1 | 13.26 km2 (5.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 473 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80809 /80140 |
| Elevation | 71–124 m (233–407 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vismes (French pronunciation:[vim]) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Vismes is situated 10 miles(16 km) southwest ofAbbeville, on the D190 road
The chateau of Vismes was built by theseigneurs of Vismes, as documented by Théobald in 1066 (the name of Vismes could then be written with or without the final "s"). The Marquis de Belleval added: "the ruins still stood in the last century". The castle was destroyed byJohn of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster in 1372.TheSeigneurie of Vismes passed to the house of Cayeu in the 14th century and then to that ofMonchy in the following century, until 1785 when André de Monchy died.
Between 1790 and 1794 Vismes absorbed the hamlets ofMorival,Le Plouy andWiammeville.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 395 | — |
| 1975 | 367 | −1.04% |
| 1982 | 326 | −1.68% |
| 1990 | 314 | −0.47% |
| 1999 | 306 | −0.29% |
| 2007 | 355 | +1.87% |
| 2012 | 449 | +4.81% |
| 2017 | 483 | +1.47% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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