Vron

Vron
Commune
Town hall

Coat of arms
Vron
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Vron
Coordinates: 50°18′50″N 1°45′16″E / 50.3139°N 1.7544°E / 50.3139; 1.7544Coordinates: 50°18′50″N 1°45′16″E / 50.3139°N 1.7544°E / 50.3139; 1.7544
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Rue
Intercommunality CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Robert Guerlin
Area1 20.67 km2 (7.98 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 837
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80815 /80120
Elevation 2–68 m (6.6–223.1 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Vron is situated in rolling countryside on the D1001 and D175 road junction 18 miles (29 km) north-northwest of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population of Vron
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population651692676679729721837
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

Monument aux morts

The Vron Monument aux morts features a sculpture by Emmanuel Fontaine - a figure of a poilu (French soldier). A montage of photographs, taken in March 2010, is shown below.

The Vron monument aux morts

References


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