Abbeville

Abbeville
Abbekerke (West Flemish)
Advile (Picard)
The belfry, entrance to the Boucher-de-Perthes Museum [fr]
The belfry, entrance to the Boucher-de-Perthes Museum [fr]
Coat of arms of Abbeville
Location of Abbeville
Map
Abbeville is located in France
Abbeville
Abbeville
Abbeville is located in Hauts-de-France
Abbeville
Abbeville
Coordinates: 50°06′21″N 1°50′09″E / 50.1058°N 01.8358°E / 50.1058; 01.8358
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonAbbeville-1
Abbeville-2
IntercommunalityBaie de Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Demarthe[1]
Area
1
26.42 km2 (10.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
22,595
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Abbevillois, Abbevilloises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80001 /80100
Elevation2–76 m (6.6–249.3 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Abbeville (French: [abvil] ; West Flemish: Abbekerke; Picard: Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of Ponthieu.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.