- Ercheu
French commune|name= Ercheu
x = 139
y = 41
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Montdidier
canton=Roye
insee=80279
cp=80400
maire= Guy Rumpala
mandat=2001 -2008
alt moy=70 m
alt mini=58 m
alt maxi=95 m
hectares=1415
km²=14,15
sans=704
date-sans=1999
dens=49|Ercheu is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Etymology of the place name
Of Latin derivation, "arx", meaning a fortified place. It was known as Arézium in 988, Archéium, Ercénium, Herchia (1170), Herciaum, Funis Erchiu, Erchéium, Herchieu (1248), Erchu, Archeu and finally Ercheu.
Geography
Situated on the D15 and D186 junction, some 8 miles east of
Roye .Population
ee also
Communes of the Somme department External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80279&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Ercheu on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Ercheu Ercheu on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on February 11th 2008."
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