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Canton Of Corbie
The Canton of Corbie 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 Corbie. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 23 to 40 communes: *Baizieux *Bavelincourt *Beaucourt-sur-l'Hallue *Béhencourt * Bonnay *Bresle *Cerisy *Chipilly *Contay *Corbie * Fouilloy *Franvillers *Fréchencourt * Le Hamel *Hamelet *Heilly *Hénencourt *Lahoussoye *Lamotte-Warfusée *Marcelcave *Méricourt-l'Abbé * Mirvaux *Molliens-au-Bois *Montigny-sur-l'Hallue * Morcourt * Naours * Pierregot *Pont-Noyelles *Ribemont-sur-Ancre *Rubempré *Sailly-Laurette *Sailly-le-Sec * Talmas *Treux * Vadencourt * Vaire-sous-Corbie *Vaux-sur-Somme *La Vicogne *Wargnies * Warloy-Baillon Population See also * Arrondissements of the Somme department * Cantons of the Somme department * Communes of the Somme department Re ...
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Corbie
Corbie (; nl, Korbei) is a commune of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The small town is situated up river from Amiens, in the département of Somme and is the main town of the canton of Corbie. It lies in the valley of the river Somme, at the confluence with the Ancre. The town is bisected by the Canal de la Somme.This satellite photographshows it in its context. The town is to the left and the fenny Somme valley winds down to it from the right. The chalk of the Upper Cretaceous plateau shows pale in the fields. The river Ancre flows down from the north-east. The A29 road is shown under construction snaking across the chalk in the southern part of the picture. The fainter, straight line just to its north is the road N29. It passes through Villers-Bretonneux, the village just south of Corbie. History Corbie Abbey The town of Corbie grew up round Corbie Abbey, founded in 657 or 660 by the queen regent Bathilde, with a founding community ...
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Fouilloy, Somme
Fouilloy () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Fouilloy is situated on the banks of the river Somme, at the junction of the D1 and D23 roads, some east of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of .... Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Montigny-sur-l'Hallue
Montigny-sur-l'Hallue (; pcd, Montignin-su-l'Hallue) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D78 road, some northeast of Amiens. Population Personalities * Albin de la Simone, singer and composer 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) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Molliens-au-Bois
Molliens-au-Bois () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D30 and D78 road junction, some northeast of Amiens. History During the Battle of Amiens in August 1918, the divisional HQ of the U.S 33rd Infantry Division was set up in the chateau at Molliens-au-Bois. During that period, King George V went to the castle and awarded medals to General Pershing and other troops. General Bell was the C.O of the division. On the night of August 8–9, 1918, as three Battalions of Doughboys from the 33rd U.S. Division were joining the Allied offensive during the Battle of Amiens, American war poet Lieut. John Allan Wyeth and Lieut. Thomas J. Cochrane were assigned to deliver sealed orders from Division HQ at Molliens-au-Bois to the Field Headquarters of all three Battalions engaged in the attack. The location of each Battalion was unknown, but they were believed to be along the northern bank of the Somme R ...
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Mirvaux
Mirvaux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Mirvaux is situated on the D11e road, some northeast of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of .... Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Méricourt-l'Abbé
Méricourt-l'Abbé () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D120 road, some northeast of Amiens, on the banks of the Ancre The Ancre (; ) is a river of Picardy, France. Rising at Miraumont, a hamlet near the town of Albert, it flows into the Somme at Corbie. It is long. For most of its length it flows through the department of Somme. For a short stretch near Puis ... river. Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Marcelcave
Marcelcave () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Marcelcave is situated on the D42 road, some east southeast of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of .... Marcelcave station has rail connections to Amiens and Laon. Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Lamotte-Warfusée
Lamotte-Warfusée is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the N29 road, some east of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of .... Lamotte-Warfusée was created as a commune in 1974, by the joining of the ancient communes of Lamotte-en-Santerre and Warfusée-Abancourt. Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Lahoussoye
Lahoussoye is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Lahoussoye is situated on the D929 road, about northeast of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of .... Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Hénencourt
Hénencourt (; pcd, Hinincourt) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated at the junction of the D91 and the D119 roads, some northeast of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of .... Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Heilly
Heilly (; pcd, Heillin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Heilly is situated on the D52 road, some northeast of Amiens. History During the First World War, being on the railway line Amiens-Albert meant receiving many of the dead bodies from the Battle of the Somme. Over 3000 graves are in the military cemetery. 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) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Hamelet
Hamelet is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Hamelet is situated on the D71 road, some east of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of .... Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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