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Falvy

Coordinates:49°49′30″N2°57′35″E / 49.825°N 2.9597°E /49.825; 2.9597
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Falvy
Falvy Lake
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Falvy is located in France
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Falvy is located in Hauts-de-France
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Coordinates:49°49′30″N2°57′35″E / 49.825°N 2.9597°E /49.825; 2.9597
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonHam
IntercommunalityCC Est de la Somme
Government
 • Mayor(2020–2026)Frédéric Lecomte[1]
Area
1
6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
163
 • Density25.8/km2 (66.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80300 /80190
Elevation51–91 m (167–299 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Falvy (French pronunciation:[falvi]) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.

Geography

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Falvy is situated on the D103 road, on the banks of the riverSomme, some 19 miles (31 km) west ofSaint-Quentin.

History

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Falvy originated as aGaulish village. Known by different names over the centuries :Fala, Falvicum in 1135, Phalevi in 1146, then Fallevy or Falevi sur Somme and finally FalvyPrinciple events :

  • In the 12th century, Raoul I de Nesle,seigneur of both Nesle and Falvy, gave the windmill of Falvy-sur-Somme to the church at Saint-Quentin.
  • 1629 andLouis XIII dismantles the château, a medieval fortress
  • On 22 November 1916, fighter-ace-pilotGeorges Guynemer claimed his 23rd victim at Falvy.
  • On 9 August 1918, the bridge at Falvy was attacked by Lieutenant James Alfred Keating, an American volunteer in theRFC. He won theDistinguished Flying Cross.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968118—    
1975108−1.26%
1982116+1.03%
1990106−1.12%
1999100−0.65%
2007128+3.13%
2012134+0.92%
2017150+2.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of Saint Benoite has dimensions that are relative to a time when the population was larger. Its origin was as a chapel to the chateau. It was victim of revolutionary vandalism in 1792, losing much of its embellishment and harmony by such destruction.
  • The lake

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^"Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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