Salouël

Salouël
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Salouël
Location within Picardy region Salouël
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Boves
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2005–2008)	Jean-Pierre Ygouf
Area1	4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	4,358
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80725 / 80480
Elevation	27–105 m (89–344 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Salouël is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Amiens, between the N29 and D608 roads and a suburb of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Salouël

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1193	2004	2788	3061	3679	4162	4358
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

Evidence of Gallo-Roman habitation can be seen from the air, featuring overlapping enclosures and a big farm building or villa. Human remains and three tombs dating back to the Merovingian era have been discovered within the commune boundaries.
In the early Middle Ages, vines were cultivated in Picardie, and in this region in particular, as testified at Salouël by the parcel of land known as ‘Les Vignettes’.
In 1342 a fulling mill was in use on the river Selle, to process woollen cloth, which had previously been done manually.
Originally, Salouël was part of the parish town of Saleux. The separation was made by imperial decree on December 11, 1864.
Its cantonal allocation has changed since 1790: first integrated into the canton of Bovelles, then to Sains and since 1879 the canton of Boves.
With Salouël being so close to Amiens, it wasn’t just involved in rural activity over the centuries, unlike most of the surrounding communes. Since the Middle Ages, the development of craft industries and small workshops occupied most of the population.
After the Second World War, and in particular since the years 1965-1970 the commune has been transformed by the successive establishment of the campus of a University and a large hospital.

Places of interest

• The Church
• Water mills

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of Salouël (French)
• Salouël on the Quid website (French)