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Canton Of Péronne
The Canton of Péronne 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 Péronne, in the arrondissement of Péronne. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 21 to 60 communes: *Aizecourt-le-Bas * Aizecourt-le-Haut *Allaines *Barleux *Bernes *Biaches *Bouchavesnes-Bergen *Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois * Brie *Buire-Courcelles * Bussu * Cartigny *Cléry-sur-Somme * Combles *Devise *Doingt *Driencourt *Épehy *Équancourt *Estrées-Mons * Éterpigny *Étricourt-Manancourt *Feuillères * Fins *Flaucourt * Flers *Ginchy *Gueudecourt *Guillemont *Guyencourt-Saulcourt *Hancourt *Hardecourt-aux-Bois *Hem-Monacu *Hervilly *Herbécourt * Hesbécourt * Heudicourt *Lesbœufs *Liéramont *Longavesnes *Longueval * Marquaix * Maurepas *Mesnil-Bruntel *Mesnil-en-Arrouaise *Moislains * Nurlu * Péronne * Pœuill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péronne, Somme
Péronne () is a commune of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is close to where the 1916, first 1918 and second 1918 Battles of the Somme took place during the First World War. The Museum of the Great War (known in French as the ''Historial de la Grande Guerre'') is located in the château. Geography Péronne is situated in the old region of Santerre, home of the early French kings. It is located in the Somme valley. The autoroutes A1 and A16 pass close by. The national road, the N17, traverses the town. Demography History On a hill, dominating the Somme river and its lakes, Péronne was a well-fortified place during the early Middle Ages. The ramparts were built in the 9th century. All that remains today of the ancient fortress is the ''Porte de Bretagne''. Few towns have been as involved in the history of France, few towns so often devastated, as Péronne. Burned and pillaged in the time of the Normans; gravely damaged during the time o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brie, Somme
Brie () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Brie is situated west of Saint-Quentin and about south of Péronne, on the banks of the river Somme, where it is crossed by the N39. Physical geography The majority of the soil of the commune is of clay-limestone nature.1/5 of the subsoil is of limestone nature and 1/50 of the soil of sandy nature. Relief, landscape, vegetation The relief of the commune is that of a plateau, which culminates at of altitude. The village built on the western slope of the plateau dominates the valley of the Somme and its lakes. Hydrography The river Somme touches the communal territory at its western extremity. On its entrance into the territory of Brie, the river divides into two arms, which meet soon after. The water table is located at a little distance from the level of the ponds. Climate The climate of the municipality is temperate oceanic with prevailing wind from southwest, northwest and we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étricourt-Manancourt
Étricourt-Manancourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Étricourt-Manancourt is situated on the D43 road, some east-northeast of Amiens. 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):Commune of Étricourt-Manancourt website Communes of Somme (department) {{Péronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éterpigny, Somme
Éterpigny (; Picard: ''Étèrpigny'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Éterpigny is situated on the banks of the river Somme, at the junction of the N17 and D62 roads, some east of Amiens. 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) {{Péronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrées-Mons
Estrées-Mons ( Picard: ''Étrée-Mon'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The municipality was formed in 1973 from the merger of Estrées-en-Chaussée and Mons-en-Chaussée. It is one of many villages in the north of France bearing the name ''Estrées''. The etymology of the name is from ''strata'' (cognate of English "street"), the word for the stone-layered Roman roads in the area (some of which turned into modern highways). Hence ''Estreti'', ''village on the road'' which developed into ''Estrées''. Geography The commune is situated on the N29 road, west-northwest of Saint-Quentin. 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): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Équancourt
Équancourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. INSEE Geography Équancourt is situated on the D58 road, some northwest of Saint-Quentin.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):
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Épehy
Épehy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Valentine Fleming died there in 1917. Geography Épehy is situated in the northeast of the department, on the D24 and D58 roads some north-northwest of Saint-Quentin. Population Places of interest * Saint Nicholas's church * The mairie * The war memorial 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):Le site du village d'Epehy [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driencourt
Driencourt (; Picard: ''Dryincourt'' ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Driencourt is situated on the D181 road, some northwest of Saint-Quentin. Population History As with many towns in this part of France, World War I saw the place reduced to rubble. A Parisian architect, Jacques Debat-Ponsan, was employed to design and reconstruct the town's public buildings. * Reconstruction of the school and Mayor's office – accomplished in 1927 * Reconstruction of the church achieved in 1920 * Other reconstructions. A certain number of homes, judging by their style, were rebuilt by the same architect. 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] |
Doingt
Doingt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Doingt is situated on the D937 and D199 junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens. History Completely destroyed during World War I. A Commonwealth cemetery is just outside the town. 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):CWG Cemetery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devise, Somme
Devise () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Devise is situated on the D45 road, on the banks of the Omignon, a tributary of the river Somme, some west of Saint-Quentin. 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) {{Péronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combles
Combles () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Combles is situated on the D20 road, some north-east of Amiens. History Combles was the operations centre for the battle of Bapaume during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71. Combles was again at the centre of much fighting during World War I (1914–1918), with many of its buildings damaged and many of its residents injured or killed, not to mention the numerous casualties among the forces in combat there. Many British soldiers who fell in the war are buried in the local cemetery, and there are numerous war cemeteries in the immediate surrounding area. It has, however, been substantially developed since the war's end. 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): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cléry-sur-Somme
Cléry-sur-Somme (, literally ''Cléry on Somme'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D938, by the banks of the river Somme, 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) {{Péronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
