Ercheu

Ercheu
Ercheu
Location within Picardy region Ercheu
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Roye
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	François Lamaire
Area1	14.15 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	813
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80279 / 80400
Elevation	58–95 m (190–312 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ercheu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Etymology of the place name

Diverting from the Latin word " Arx-Arcis ", strengthened place:

988 : Arceium

1048 : Archeium 1150 : Erceium 1170 : Erchive 1237 : Herciaus 1248 : Erchieu 1633 : Erchu 1705 : Archeu 1764 : Ercheu The name of the municipality is unchanged since 1764

Intermunicipalities

Communauté de Communes du Grand Roye As from January 1st, 2012

• http://www.grandroye.fr/ (French)

Geography

Ercheu is situated on the D15 and D186 junction, some 8 miles (13 km) east of Roye.

Population

Historical population of Ercheu

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Population	431	576	601	648	709	704	791	813
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• Official Web site of information of Ercheu (French)
• INSEE

External links

• Ercheu on the Quid website (French)