Vaux-sur-Somme

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Philippe Gosselin^[1]Area5.18 km² (2.00 sq mi)Population283 • Density55/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation27–111 m (89–364 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vaux-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [vo syʁ sɔm], literally Vaux on Somme; Picard: Veux-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

History

Vaux-sur-Somme is notable as the place where famous flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron during World War I, was shot down and killed on April 21, 1918.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	229	—
1975	208	−1.36%
1982	224	+1.06%
1990	320	+4.56%
1999	339	+0.64%
2007	325	−0.53%
2012	304	−1.33%
2017	308	+0.26%
2019	306	−0.33%
Source: INSEE[3][4]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References