Nouvion (; or sometimes Nouvion-en-Ponthieu) is a commune in the
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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Hauts-de-France
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in northern
France
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.
Geography
Nouvion is situated north of
Abbeville
Abbeville (; ; ) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
It is the of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of Ponthieu.
Geography
Location
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, between the
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*Somme (river), a river in France
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estuary and the forest of Crécy, on the D1001 (ex-N1 national) departmental road junction with the departmental road D111.
Réseau des Bains de Mer
The Réseau des Bains de Mer (, RBM) was a group of five metre gauge railways centred on Noyelles-sur-Mer, with a total route length of some . It was a part of the ''Chemins de fer départementaux de la Somme''. Three of the lines are still open a ...
. It opened on 24 August 1892, and closed on 10 March 1947, although the line itself remained open for freight until 1 February 1951.
Media
Nouvion is the setting for the
BBC
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sitcom ''
'Allo 'Allo!
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'' However, no scenes were filmed in the town, with filming instead taking place in
Norfolk
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