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Canton Of Acheux-en-Amiénois
The Canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois is a former Cantons of France, canton situated in the Departments of France, department of the Somme (department), Somme and in the former Picardy Regions of France, region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 26 communes, which joined the canton of Albert in 2015. It had 6,373 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, INSEE Geography The canton is organised around the commune of Acheux-en-Amiénois in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 63m at Toutencourt to 157m at Authie, Somme, Authie for an average of 129m. The canton comprised 26 Communes of F ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acheux-en-Amiénois
Acheux-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is a farming village found at the junction of the departmental roads D938 and D114. History The earlier spelling of the name Acheux was either Aceu or Acheu (from the charter of the foundation of the nearby abbey of Corbie). It comes from the Celtic Achad that meant "cultivated field". The town of Acheux is ancient. It certainly existed in Roman times, where a fort was established, comprising ditches and palisades, to protect it from attacks by the Atrebates, a Gaulish tribe, after whom Arras is named. Within the Commune is the Acheux British Military Cemetery containing war graves from the First World War. Population Places and monuments *The church of Acheux was built in 1760 as indicated on the inscription on the font. It is dedicated to Saint Cyr and Saint Juliette. *The castle was constructed in the 11th century and had seven towers, of which two remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coigneux
Coigneux (; ) is a commune in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography Coigneux is situated on the D176 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 .... The source of the Authie river is found here. Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Péronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raincheval
Raincheval (; pcd, Rainchveu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Raincheval is situated on the D31 road, some 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):Communes of Somme (department) {{Péronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puchevillers
Puchevillers is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Puchevillers is situated on the D11 and D23 crossroads, some north 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] |
Marieux
Marieux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Marieux is situated on the D11 road, some north of Amiens. History The château was built in 1777 and is still owned and occupied by the same family today. Marieux is on the once strategically important and well-protected Roman road leading from Amiens to the English Channel and Britain. During the First World War, it was British army headquarters for this part of the western front. On 25 October 1915, George V lunched here at the château with French Président Poincaré and the Chiefs-of-Staff of the French and British armies. 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] |
Mailly-Maillet
Mailly-Maillet () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D919 road, about northeast of Abbeville. History It is close to the area of the Battle of the Somme. There are two military cemeteries which are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission: *Mailly Wood Mailly Wood Cemetery was designed by Reginald Blomfield. *Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension The smaller of the two military cemeteries, this was designed by Wilfred Clement Von Berg. 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] |
Louvencourt
Louvencourt (; pcd, Louvincourt) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Vera Brittain's fiancée Roland Leighton is buried in the Louvencourt commonwealth war cemetery Geography Louvencourt is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D938 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) {{Péronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léalvillers
Léalvillers is a commune in the Somme ''département'' in the Hauts-de-France region of France. INSEE Geography Situated at the junction of the D114 and D31 roads, some northeast ofAmiens
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 ... .
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Hérissart
Hérissart () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated at the junction of the D60 and D114 road, some northeast of Amiens. History Known variously as Henresart, Henrissart or Herrissart, the name Hérissart suggests deforested wasteland, especially covered in brambles or gorse. First mentioned in a charter of donations by Clotaire to the abbey of Corbie in 662, as a village created by clearing (:fr: "essarter" ) some of the forest of Vicogne. Sandstone, (:fr:grès) was once quarried here and used in Amiens cathedral. Today, nothing remains of the industry. In 1774, Guy Antoine Picquet, the last ‘seigneur’ of Hérissart, donated a new bell for the church. Cast in the famous Cavillers foundry at nearby Carrépuis, this bell is still used today, two others having been seized during the French Revolution. Many of the inhabitants were involved, to some degree, in the production of linen, from the growing of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hédauville
Hédauville (; pcd, Hédeuville) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Hédauville is situated on the D938 and D919 crossroads, some northeast of Amiens. History 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] |
Harponville
Harponville is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Harponville is situated on the D47 road, some northeast of Amiens. History The village of Harponville is first noted as belonging to the abbey at Saint-Riquier. Later it becomes a strongly Protestant place, owing to the Raincheval family's influence. Burials took place in the gardens of their home. At the beginning of the 19th century, the cordiality between the two denominations was such that they decided to build a wall in the old parish church, Catholic on one side, Protestant on the other. This wall was later demolished and a church for the Protestants was built in 1823 and rebuilt in 1863 after a fire. The village was unaffected by World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forceville
Forceville (; pcd, Fourville-in-Anmiénoé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Situated on the D938 road, some north-east of Amiens. On 18 December 1915 the 107th Company, Machine Gun Corps, was established here as part of the 36th (Ulster) Division. Population Places of interest * The old railway line 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] |
