Quevauvillers (French pronunciation: [kəvovile]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Quevauvillers
The church in Quevauvillers
The church in Quevauvillers
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Location of Quevauvillers
Quevauvillers is located in France
Quevauvillers
Quevauvillers
Quevauvillers is located in Hauts-de-France
Quevauvillers
Quevauvillers
Coordinates: 49°49′27″N 2°05′05″E / 49.8242°N 2.0847°E / 49.8242; 2.0847
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonAilly-sur-Somme
IntercommunalityCC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Dominique Dussuelle[1]
Area
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8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,102
  Density125/km2 (324/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80656 /80710
Elevation95–157 m (312–515 ft)
(avg. 139 m or 456 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Quevauvillers is situated on the N29 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Amiens.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968715    
1975783+1.31%
1982921+2.35%
19901,046+1.60%
19991,054+0.08%
20071,030−0.29%
20121,105+1.42%
20171,102−0.05%
2023 1,102+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

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The village of Quevauvillers first appears in Roman times as Equitum villa (residence of the riders) and would haver been a staging post on the Roman road from Amiens to Rouen.
During the wars with the Normans near the end of the first millennium, the village was completely destroyed.

Personalities

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Jean-Pierre Pernaut, television reporter, spent his childhood here.

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE