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
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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 (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Jovelet[1]
Area 1	14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	505
• Density	35.0/km2 (90.8/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 km2 (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.	±% p.a.
1968	346	—
1975	362	+0.65%
1982	396	+1.29%
1990	466	+2.06%
1999	506	+0.92%
2007	537	+0.75%
2012	547	+0.37%
2017	515	−1.20%
Source: INSEE[2]

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