|
Canton Of Abbeville-1
The canton of Abbeville-1 is an administrative division of the Somme department, in northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Abbeville. It consists of the following communes: #Abbeville (partly) #Agenvillers #Bellancourt #Buigny-Saint-Maclou # Canchy #Caours #Domvast #Drucat #Forest-l'Abbaye #Forest-Montiers # Gapennes #Grand-Laviers #Hautvillers-Ouville #Lamotte-Buleux # Millencourt-en-Ponthieu # Neufmoulin #Neuilly-l'Hôpital #Nouvion #Noyelles-sur-Mer # Ponthoile # Port-le-Grand # Sailly-Flibeaucourt # Le Titre #Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated east of the centre of Abbeville, on the D153 road Population Places of interest The church of Notre Dam ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbeville-1 Cantons of Somme (department) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand-Laviers
Grand-Laviers (; pcd, Grand-Lavier) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D40 road, some northwest of Abbeville, by the banks of the canalised river Somme. The ancient forests of Abbeville remain as woods on the hills to the west of the village. History The Latin names ''Latverum'' or ''Laverum'' appear in the year 881 in the records of the Abbey of St. Vaast at Amiens. Controversy surrounds the meaning of the name: « lavoir » according to some, « arm of a river » according to others. In 883, when the Normans sacked the abbey at Saint-Quentin, the king Carloman II of France, set up his camp at Laviers to block their passage to the sea. In the 11th century, a fort comprising a palisade on a motte was built at Laviers,near the Bois de Bonance, on a point jutting out towards the bay. In 1137, Abbeville’s charter, granted by the Comte de Ponthieu mentioned « Laveriœ » In 1177, Jean de Ponthi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Titre
Le Titre (; pcd, Él Tite) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Le Titre is situated 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 N1 road. Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailly-Flibeaucourt
Sailly-Flibeaucourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated northwest of Abbeville, on the D111c road. The A16 autoroute is only half a mile away. 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] |
Port-le-Grand
Port-le-Grand is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Port-le-Grand is situated on the D40 road, some northwest 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 .... History It is considered the birthplace of Saint Honorius of Amiens (d. 600 AD). From time immemorial it was the site of a ferry to cross the river. As ''Portus Icius'' it is mentioned in the ''vita'' of Saint Austreberthe, whose name is reflected in the small River Austreberthe. Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponthoile
Ponthoile () is a commune in the Somme department of Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Ponthoile is situated on the D235 road, some 15 km northwest of Abbeville, near the bay of the Somme. History In 1346, during the Hundred Years War, English troops burnt and pillaged the towns of the Ponthieu on their way to the Battle of Crécy The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 in northern France between a French army commanded by King PhilipVI and an English army led by King EdwardIII. The French attacked the English while they were traversing northern France du .... Ponthoile was attacked on Saint-Barthélémy's day, 24 August, just two days before the battle, burning down the 12th-century church. In the 13th century, there were 180 homes in Ponthoile, according to Dom Grenier. After the ravages of the wars against the English and Burgundians, according to English statistics, there were only 48. The population of Ponthoile subsequently inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noyelles-sur-Mer
Noyelles-sur-Mer (, literally ''Noyelles on Sea'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Noyelles-sur-Mer is situated on the coast, facing the English Channel, on the D11 and D40 junction, some northwest of Abbeville. Railways Noyelles has a railway station on the Boulogne–Amiens line. There is also a heritage railway at Noyelles, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, which formed part of the Réseau des Bains de Mer system. A dual gauge line goes to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, and a metre gauge line continues on to Cayeux. Another metre gauge line goes to Le Crotoy. A further metre gauge line, now closed, went to Forest-l'Abbaye, where it connected with the line between Abbeville and Dompierre-sur-Authie. Population Places of interest * The preserved railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme * The Chinese cemetery, in the village of Nolette, where 838 Chinese workers are buried. Recruited by the British as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nouvion
Nouvion (; or sometimes Nouvion-en-Ponthieu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Nouvion is situated north of Abbeville, between the Somme estuary and the forest of Crécy, on the D1001 (ex-N1 national) departmental road junction with the departmental road D111. Railway Nouvion had a station on the Noyelles/ Forest-l'Abbaye branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer. 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 sitcom '''Allo 'Allo!'' However, no scenes were filmed in the town, with filming instead taking place in Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ... in England. Demography See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuilly-l'Hôpital
Neuilly-l'Hôpital () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D32 road, some northeast 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 .... Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neufmoulin
Neufmoulin is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Neufmoulin is situated on the D482 road, 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):Neufmoulin on the Quid website Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millencourt-en-Ponthieu
Millencourt-en-Ponthieu is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D82 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] |
Lamotte-Buleux
Lamotte-Buleux (; pcd, L’Motte-Buleux) is a commune in the Somme ''département'' in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D32 road, 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 .... Population See also * Communes of the Somme department * Réseau des Bains de Mer References Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
