Fluy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Fluy

(2023–2026) Françoise Deverité^[1]Area

6.38 km² (2.46 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

327 • Density51/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80319 /80540

Elevation68–131 m (223–430 ft)
(avg. 127 m or 417 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Fluy is situated on a plateau, at the junction of the D182 and D95 roads, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens.

History

The name is recorded in 1066 under the name Floy, in 1638 as Flenuy and in 1657 as the variant Fleuny .^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	252	—
1975	256	+0.23%
1982	304	+2.49%
1990	355	+1.96%
1999	332	−0.74%
2007	307	−0.97%
2012	311	+0.26%
2017	332	+1.32%
Source: INSEE^[4]

In 1698, the population was 500.^[5]

Places of interest

The church of Saint Marie-Madeleine

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Abbé Charlier et L. Ledieu - « Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie », Tome II, Canton de Molliens-Vidame, page 337 (1912, reprint Editions Culture et Civilisation, Bruxelles, 1979)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Abbé Charlier et L. Ledieu - « Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie », Tome II, Canton de Molliens-Vidame, page 339 (1912, reprint Editions Culture et Civilisation, Bruxelles, 1979)