Fluy

Fluy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Fluy
Commune
The town hall in Fluy
Location of Fluy
Fluy Fluy
Coordinates: 49°51′32″N 2°05′53″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 km^2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	332
• Density	52/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 .[2]

Population

Historical population of Fluy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
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 [3]

Places of interest

The church of Saint Marie-Madeleine

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. 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)
3. 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)

External links

• Official Fluy website (in French)