Agenville () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Somme department in
Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is a village of mixed farming situated northeast of Abbeville on the D56 road. It is surrounded by the communes
Domléger-Longvillers,
Conteville and
Prouville.
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History
Destroyed by the English at the time of the battle of Crecy
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in 1346 and rebuilt on a new site.
Rebuilt after the bombardments of 1944, when 95% of the village was destroyed, as the V1 rocket site was nearby.
Agenville was once a centre of a pilgrimage.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Somme department
References
External links
An Agenville website
Communes of Somme (department)
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