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Canton Of Rue
The Canton of Rue is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography The canton is organised around the commune of Rue in the arrondissement of Abbeville. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 17 to 55 communes: *Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher *Argoules *Arry * Bernay-en-Ponthieu *Le Boisle *Boufflers * Brailly-Cornehotte * Brucamps * Buigny-l'Abbé *Bussus-Bussuel *Cocquerel *Coulonvillers *Cramont *Crécy-en-Ponthieu *Le Crotoy *Dominois *Dompierre-sur-Authie * Domqueur *Ergnies * Estrées-lès-Crécy * Favières *Fontaine-sur-Maye *Fort-Mahon-Plage * Francières * Froyelles * Gorenflos *Gueschart *Ligescourt *Long *Machiel * Machy *Maison-Ponthieu *Maison-Roland * Mesnil-Domqueur * Mouflers *Nampont * Neuilly-le-Dien * Noyelles-en-Chaussée *Oneux * Ponches-Estruval *Pont-Remy *Quend * Regnière-Écluse *Rue *Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont *Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue, Somme
Rue () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Rue is situated some north of Abbeville, 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 flamboyant gothic in Picardie. * The bell tower, which in 2005 was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other belfries of Belgium and France because of their architecture and testimony to the rise of municipal power in the region. See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buigny-l'Abbé
Buigny-l'Abbé (; Picard: ''Boégny-l'Abé'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D153 and D183 crossroads, some east of Abbeville. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontaine-sur-Maye
Fontaine-sur-Maye is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D56 road, some northeast of Abbeville. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Favières, Somme
Favières () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D140 road, from the estuary of the river Somme, some northwest of Abbeville. Railway Favières is served by a halt on the metre gauge railway from Noyelles-sur-Mer to Le Crotoy. The railway is now a heritage railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, which formerly formed part of the Réseau des Bains de Mer. Personalities * Aeronautical engineering pioneers Gaston Caudron (1882) and René Caudron (1884) were born in Favières. Population Favières, Somme, Fr, Chapelle de la délivrance.jpg, Chapel. Favières, Somme, Fr, Hamelet, chapelle N-D.jpg, Chapel. Chapelle du Hamelet, Favières, Somme, France (3).JPG, Heritage chapel. Favières église2b.jpg, The church. See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following interco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrées-lès-Crécy
Estrées-lès-Crécy (, literally ''Estrées near Crécy;'' Picard: ''Étrèe-lès-Carcy'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D938 road, near the site of the Battle of Crecy, north of Abbeville. Railway There was a railway station (Crécy-Estrées) on the branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer which ran between Abbeville and Dompierre-sur-Authie. It opened on 19 June 1892 and closed to passengers on 10 March 1947. It closed to freight on 1 February 1951. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ergnies
Ergnies () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Ergnies is situated on the D46 road, some east of Abbeville. Population See also * Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domqueur
Domqueur () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Domqueur is situated on the D46 and D108 junction, some north-east of Abbeville. It is surrounded by the communes Gorenflos, Maison-Roland and Ergnies. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dompierre-sur-Authie
Dompierre-sur-Authie (, literally ''Dompierre on Authie''; pcd, Dompierre-su-Eutie) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is slowly depopulating like most of the countryside towns of this region, with the last shop and last hairdresser in the village having closed in the 1990s. Nevertheless, there is a strong identity and social life in the town, which retains its own primary school. Geography The commune is situated on the D119 road, on the banks of the river Authie, the department border with the Pas-de-Calais, some north of Abbeville. The railway line, part of the Réseau des Bains de Mer system opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947. Dompierre-sur-Authie was the northern terminus of the branch from Abbeville. The station is still standing and recognisable as such, though it is now a private dwelling. History There are two buildings in the town which are described as chateaux. The town is mentioned (though its name i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominois
Dominois (; Picard: ''Domino'' ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Dominois is situated on the D192 road, on the banks of the river Authie, the border with Pas-de-Calais, some north of Abbeville. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Crotoy
Le Crotoy () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The inhabitants are known as ''Crotellois''. History Isabella of France, queen consort of England, and her son (later Edward III of England) embarked from Crotoy for Holland and then England in 1326, in order to overthrow their husband and father, Edward II. During the Hundred Years' War the town was alternately under English and French control. Edward III stayed in Crotoy and in 1340 built a very important fortress. Besieged by the English, Crotoy, the last French position in the Bay of the Somme, surrendered on March 1, 1424. After the Battle of Verneuil, Jean II, Duke of Alençon was interned there for three years. Joan of Arc was imprisoned there before being taken to Rouen for trial. During these troubled times, Crotoy was the place of residence of a governor and a garrison. Jacques d'Harcourt was the most famous governor: he defended Crotoy boldly and courageously against the Anglo-B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crécy-en-Ponthieu
Crécy-en-Ponthieu (), known in archaic English as Cressy, is a commune located south of Calais in the northern French department of Somme. It gives its name to Crécy Forest, which starts about two kilometres to the south-west of the town and is one of the largest in the north of France. A small river, the Maye, runs through the town. History Crécy-en-Ponthieu is best known as the site of the Battle of Crécy in 1346, one of the earliest and most important battles of the Hundred Years' War. There are other significant historical links. The Chausée Brunehaut, which passed within two miles (3.2 km) of the town, is the Roman road from Paris and Amiens to Boulogne, and is still visible and walkable today. The town lends its name to a popular carrot soup known as ''potage Crécy''. Airfield The British built an airfield in Crécy to provide air support before the fall of France in 1940. During the Battle of France, the plan seems to have been to deploy RAF squadrons of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cramont
Cramont () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Cramont is situated on the D166 road, some northeast of Abbeville. History In 1524, the troops of Charles Quint, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Spain reduced the town and much of the surrounding area to ashes. In 1867, the population stood at 615, in 162 houses. The chief occupations were centred on the linen industry. Places of interest * St. Martin's church built in 1857 by Oswald Macqueron, is built of stone and covered in slates. Population The inhabitants of the town of Cramont are referred to as ''Cramontois, Cramontoises'' in French. communes.com See also * |
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