Mesnil-en-Arrouaise () 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 D172 road, southwest of
Cambrai, in the ancient region of the Arrouaise, which, to the
Romans
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
, was a forest-frontier.
[R..Dion, ''Les frontières de la France'' (1947)]
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Somme department
References
Communes of Somme (department)
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