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Canton Of Friville-Escarbotin
The Canton of Friville-Escarbotin 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 Friville-Escarbotin in the arrondissement of Abbeville. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 9 to 24 communes: * Allenay * Ault *Béthencourt-sur-Mer * Bourseville *Brutelles * Cayeux-sur-Mer * Fressenneville *Friaucourt *Friville-Escarbotin *Lanchères *Méneslies *Mers-les-Bains *Nibas *Ochancourt *Oust-Marest *Pendé *Saint-Blimont *Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly * Tully * Valines * Vaudricourt *Woignarue *Woincourt * Yzengremer Population See also * Arrondissements of the Somme department * Cantons of the Somme department * Communes of the Somme department References Friville-Escarbotin Friville-Escarbotin (; pcd, Freuvile-Ésquérbotin) ) is a commune in the Somme departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friville-Escarbotin
Friville-Escarbotin (; pcd, Freuvile-Ésquérbotin) ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D2 and D229 crossroads, west 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 .... Monuments The monument aux morts in this commune features sculptural work by Albert-Dominique Roze. A montage of photographs of this work is shown below. Population See also * Communes of the Somme department * War memorials (Western Somme) References Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanchères
Lanchères () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D940 road, some northwest of Abbeville. Population Personalities Paul Vimereu, author, spent his childhood at Lanchères Jean de Poutrincourt from Poutrincourt, a hamlet of Lanchères. He set sail in 1605 for Acadia, (nowadays Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...), to be Lieutenant-general. The ruins of his château can still be seen at Poutrincourt. See also * Communes of the Somme department * Réseau des Bains de Mer * Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme References External links Jean de Poutricourt information Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woincourt
Woincourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Since 13 February 2020, the commune has been a part of the newly-created regional natural park of Baie de Somme - Picardie maritime. Toponymy Since 1100, the latinized form of ''Dominica curtis'' was listed in ''The Miracles of Saint Angilbert''. The name "Waincort" appeared in a 1223 cartulary of Fouilloy, Somme. A 1301 ''pouillé'', a type of ecclesiastical enumeration of a given geographical area, listed the name of the village as "Waincourt". "Wincourt" was cited in 1468, and finally local custom demonstrates use of "Woincourt" beginning in 1507. Geography Woincourt is situated 15 miles(24 km) southwest of Abbeville, at the D2 and D1925 crossroads. The village can be accessed via the A16 autoroute The A16 autoroute – also known as ''L'Européenne'' and forming between Abbeville and Dunkirk a part of the larger ''Autoroute des estuaires'' – is a motorway in northern F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woignarue
Woignarue (; Picard: ''Wégnérue'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Woignarue is situated west 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 D463 road Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References External links Local area website Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaudricourt, Somme
Vaudricourt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Vaudricourt is situated west of Abbeville, on the D106 and the D63 roads. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valines
Valines () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Valines is situated west 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 D925 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] |
Tully, Somme
Tully () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Tully is situated southwest of Abbeville, on the D229 road 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] |
Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly
Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly (; pcd, Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-L'Croé-au-Bailly) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated west 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 D63 road and about 1.6 km from the coast. Population Places of interest * The seventeenth century church at Saint-Quentin * The sixteenth century cross See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Blimont
Saint-Blimont () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated west of Abbeville, on the D106 road. Sitting squarely between the industrial Vimeu region and the tourist regions of Picardie. History Closely linked with Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. The monk evangelist Saint Valery healed Blimond around 615, who succeeded him as head of the abbey at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. Population Places of interest * The fifteenth century watchtower that has been a belltower for about 150 years. The tower is accessible in July and August, with guided visits every Saturday at 11 o'clock. * The nineteenth century church, with interesting elements such as beams, a baptismal font originating from the previous sixteenth century church and a 15th-century statue of Saint Blimond. 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 foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pendé
Pendé () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D2 road, some northwest of Abbeville, near the bay of the Somme River. Population Pendé, Somme, Fr, église vue du nord.jpg, Saint Martin church. Pendé, Somme, Fr, château.jpg, Castle. 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] |
Oust-Marest
Oust-Marest is a commune in the Somme ''département'' in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D1015 road, some southwest of Abbeville, on the banks of the river Bresle, the border with Seine-Maritime. Population History The name of Oust-Marest comes from Roman origins. Possibly from a settlement named in honour of ''Augusta''. Archaeologists have found traces of a Gallo-Roman amphitheatre and a temple in the locality. Places of interest * A watermill on the river Bresle 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] |
Ochancourt
Ochancourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Ochancourt is situated on the D48 road, some west of Abbeville. Population History Within the commune, on the ‘land of graves’, are said to rest the remains of those that died (9000+ ) at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu, where Louis III of France fought and defeated the Normans The Normans ( Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Franks and Gallo-Romans. ... in 881. Other historians claim it is the site of the battle itself.Gaston Vasseur (''Nibas et ses annexes''). Places of interest * The church, with parts dating from the twelfth century * The family chapels in the cemetery and at the crossroads See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |