Forceville-en-Vimeu

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Forceville-en-Vimeu

(2020–2026) Philippe Dubos^[1]Area

2.97 km² (1.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

237 • Density80/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80330 /80140

Elevation72–119 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^[3]

Places of interest

17th-century château
Disused railway line ^[4]
The ‘Forcefil’ factory, that makes thread for rugs and carpets

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Source:Fcvnet". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-13.