Estrées-Deniécourt 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
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.
Geography
The commune lies on the national highway N29, at the junction with the A1 autoroute, west of the river
Somme and east of
Amiens
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. It has the remains of a
Roman road, the ''Chaussée Brunehaut'' passing through the village.
History
It is one of many villages in the north of France bearing the name ''
Estrées''. The etymology of the name is from ''strata'' (
cognate of English "street"), the word for the stone-layered
Roman roads in the area (some of which turned into modern highways). Hence ''Estreti'', ''village on the road'' which developed into ''Estrées''.
It was the scene of heavy fighting during the
Battle of the Somme. The probable (unmarked) burial site of
Raynal Bolling
Raynal Cawthorne BollingThe given name "Raynal" is pronounced as in "canal." (September 1, 1877 – March 26, 1918) was the first high-ranking officer of the United States Army to be killed in combat in World War I. A corporate lawyer by vocation ...
, the first
U.S.
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officer of high rank to fall in combat.
The Estrées-Deniécourt Military Cemetery, is located at the west end of the village and the German Cemetery is located on the way to the commune of
Fay.
Population
Miscellaneous
The commune holds an annual ''brocante'' (flea-market) each June.
See also
*
Communes of the Somme department
References
Communes of Somme (department)
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