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Saint-Acheul
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The church in Saint-Acheul
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 Saint-Acheul
Location in France
Saint-Acheul
Location in Hauts-de-France
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| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Doullens |
| Intercommunality | CC Territoire Nord Picardie |
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3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
80697 /80370
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| Elevation | 37–110 m (121–361 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Acheul (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿aʃœl]; Picard: Saint-Acheu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is not to be confused with Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens after which the Acheulean archaeological culture of the Lower Paleolithic is named.
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Geography
The commune is situated some 23 miles (37 km) north of Amiens, on the junction of the D933 and D99e roads, only a few hundred yards from the border with the Pas-de-Calais
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1968 | 50 | — |
| 1975 | 45 | −1.49% |
| 1982 | 43 | −0.65% |
| 1990 | 34 | −2.89% |
| 1999 | 22 | −4.72% |
| 2007 | 27 | +2.59% |
| 2012 | 29 | +1.44% |
| 2017 | 27 | −1.42% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
History
In the first century AD the Romans settled the area and a monastery was built in St Acheul during the Middle Ages. The name honors Saint Acheolus, who was martyred in Amiens around 290 AD. Saint Ulphia was a hermit here during the 8th century.
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