Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. ...
in northern
France
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.
Geography
The commune is situated southwest of
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
, between the N29 and D608 roads and a suburb of Amiens.
Population
History
Evidence of
Gallo-Roman
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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
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era have been discovered within the commune boundaries.
In the early
Middle Ages
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, 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
Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
, 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
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, 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.