Mareuil-Caubert (; pcd, Mareu-Cœubert) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
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 is situated on the D3 road, some south of
Abbeville
Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, 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 ...
, on the left bank of the river
Somme.
Population
Places of interest
The 12th-16th century church of Saint-Christophe, classed as a «
monument historique ».
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Built in the
Romanesque style in the 12th and 16th century, the church was originally part of a
priory
A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or nuns (such as the Dominicans, Augustinians, Franciscans, and Carmelites), or monasteries of ...
under the .
See also
*
Communes of the Somme department
References
Communes of Somme (department)
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