Vron
Vron (French pronunciation: [vʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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 Town hall | |
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Location of Vron  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°18′50″N 1°45′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Rue |
| Intercommunality | Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Soubry |
| Area 1 | 20.67 km2 (7.98 sq mi) |
| Population | 836 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Geography
Vron is situated in rolling countryside on the D1001 and D175 road junction 18 miles (29 km) north-northwest of Abbeville.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2013 | 2015 |
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| Population | 651 | 692 | 676 | 679 | 729 | 721 | 820 | 835 | 850 | 836 | 840 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||||||
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
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
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