Falvy (French pronunciation: [falvi]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 2°57′35″E / 49.825°N 2.9597°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Ham |
Intercommunality | CC Est de la Somme |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Lecomte[1] |
Area 1 | 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 160 |
• Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80300 /80190 |
Elevation | 51–91 m (167–299 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Falvy is situated on the D103 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some 19 miles (31 km) west of Saint-Quentin.
Falvy originated as a Gaulish village. Known by different names over the centuries :Fala, Falvicum in 1135, Phalevi in 1146, then Fallevy or Falevi sur Somme and finally Falvy Principle events :
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 118 | — |
1975 | 108 | −1.26% |
1982 | 116 | +1.03% |
1990 | 106 | −1.12% |
1999 | 100 | −0.65% |
2007 | 128 | +3.13% |
2012 | 134 | +0.92% |
2017 | 150 | +2.28% |
Source: INSEE[3] |