Yzengremer 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 ''

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'' in Hauts-de-France in northern

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Geography

Yzengremer is situated west 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 D19 road. It is 4.7 miles (7.5 km) away from the Channel coast, near the former

Route nationale 25 The Route nationale 25 is a motorway in northern France. It connects the towns of Amiens and Arras and is approximately 68 km long. Route Until recently, the road used to begin at a junction with the N1 in the centre of Amiens at the Espla ...

(now RD 925) between Abbeville and Tréport. Access to the village can be made from the ''autoroutes'' A16 (Paris-Dunkerque) and A28 (Abbeville-Rouen).

Population

Economy

The economy is based around agriculture, including cereals, sugar beet, fodder and cattle.

Sites and monuments

The commune contains the Eglise Saint-Médard, which is dated to the 15th century, and a 17th-century ''

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'', a rectangular brick and stone building flanked by a single wing at right angles. A front-central section of each facade was added in the 19th century. An old locksmith works, dating from the late 19th to mid-20th century, is listed on the

French Ministry of Culture The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visua ...

's inventory of cultural heritage along with the gardens of the Château d'Yzengremer.

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