Forceville-en-Vimeu

Forceville-en-Vimeu is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Forceville-en-Vimeu
Commune
The church in Forceville-en-Vimeu
Coat of arms
Location of Forceville-en-Vimeu
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Coordinates: 49°57′58″N 1°48′05″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Philippe Dubos
Area ^1	2.97 km^2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	238
• Density	80/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80330 /80140
Elevation	72–119 m (236–390 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 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

The commune is situated on the D53 road, some 14 miles (23 km) south of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population of Forceville-en-Vimeu

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	262	310	306	279	261	262	272
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• 17th-century château
• Disused railway line [2]
• The ‘Forcefil’ factory, that makes thread for rugs and carpets

Map of the old railway

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Source:Fcvnet". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-13.