Revelles

Revelles
Revelles
Location within Picardy region Revelles
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	François Foré
Area1	14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	539
• Density	37/km2 (97/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80670 / 80540
Elevation	71–133 m (233–436 ft) (avg. 117 m or 384 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.

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

Geography

Revelles is situated around 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Amiens, on the D51 and D97 crossroads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
337	346	362	396	466	506	539
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

A Gallo-Roman settlement was unearthed within the confines of the commune, during the construction of the A29 motorway.

Places of interest

• The church
• The mairie
• A war memorial
• Some stone wells

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Revelles on the Quid website (French)