Rue () is a

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in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern

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Geography

Rue is situated some north 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 junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads. Rue station has rail connections to Amiens, Calais and Paris.

Population

Toponymy

The place is first mentioned as ''Rua'' in 1042 (diplôme ''Henrici Regis Gall. Christ'', then ''Rugua'' in 1090 - 1110, ''Rue'' in 1184. Medieval place name meaning "street" in French (French word ''rue'' is ultimately from Latin ''ruga'').''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France'', Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, 1979, Paris, , p. 579a.

Places of interest

* The chapel of the Holy Spirit (1440–1514) is one of the finest examples of

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in Picardie. * The bell tower, which in 2005 was inscribed on the

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along with other

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because of their architecture and testimony to the rise of municipal power in the region.

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