Forceville-en-Vimeu

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 (2020–2026)	Philippe Dubos
Area 1	2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	237
• Density	80/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Forceville-en-Vimeu (French pronunciation: [fɔʁsəvil ɑ̃ vimø]; Picard: Feurville-in-Vimeu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	310	—
1975	306	−0.19%
1982	279	−1.31%
1990	261	−0.83%
1999	262	+0.04%
2007	269	+0.33%
2012	252	−1.30%
2017	238	−1.14%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

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

Map of the old railway

See also

• Communes of the Somme department