Revelles

Revelles is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Revelles
Commune
The church in Revelles
Location of Revelles
Revelles Revelles
Coordinates: 49°50′58″N 2°07′19″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Ailly-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Marc Jovelet
Area ^1	14.41 km^2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	515
• Density	36/km^2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	532	—
2007	537	+0.9%
2008	534	−0.6%
2009	540	+1.1%
2010	544	+0.7%
2011	546	+0.4%
2012	547	+0.2%
2013	542	−0.9%
2014	546	+0.7%
2015	534	−2.2%
2016	524	−1.9%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [2]

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	55.43
	2012	François Hollande	PS	54.17
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	52.27
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	78.34

History

A Gallo-Roman settlement was unearthed within the confines of the commune, during the construction of the A29 motorway.[3]

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
3. French article from fr:Courrier picard