Saleux

Saleux (French pronunciation: [salø]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The baritone Numa Auguez (1847–1903) was born in Saleux.

Saleux
Commune
The church in Saleux
Coat of arms
Location of Saleux
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Coordinates: 49°51′33″N 2°14′20″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Amiens-7
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Rambour[1]
Area 1	8.02 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,767
• Density	350/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80724 /80480
Elevation	30–116 m (98–381 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saleux is situated on the D8 road, some 4 miles (6 km) southwest of, and a suburb of Amiens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,429	—
1975	1,856	+3.81%
1982	2,069	+1.56%
1990	2,488	+2.33%
1999	2,493	+0.02%
2007	2,391	−0.52%
2012	2,546	+1.26%
2017	2,846	+2.25%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department