Somme __NOTOC__
Somme or The Somme may refer to: Places
*Somme (department), a department of France
* Somme, Queensland, Australia
* Canal de la Somme, a canal in France
*Somme (river), a river in France
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Somme'' (book), ...
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. ...
in northern
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
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Geography
Fluy is situated on a plateau, at the junction of the D182 and D95 roads, some southwest of
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
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History
The name is recorded in 1066 under the name ''Floy'', in 1638 as ''Flenuy'' and in 1657 as the variant ''Fleuny'' .
Population
In 1698, the population was 500.Abbé Charlier et L. Ledieu - « ''Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie'' », Tome II, Canton de Molliens-Vidame, page 339 (1912, reprint ''Editions Culture et Civilisation'', Bruxelles, 1979)