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Acheux-en-Vimeu (, literally ''Acheux in Vimeu'') is a commune in the Somme department in
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Geography

The commune is a farming village southwest of Abbeville, on the D80 departmental road. The commune comprises several small hamlets, one of which is Frireulle, where the church has a modest wall belltower.


History

The earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu. It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field".


Population


See also

Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 771 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub