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Communauté D'agglomération Amiens Métropole
The Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole is a ''communauté d'agglomération'' in the Somme ''département'' and in the Hauts-de-France ''région'' of France. It was created in December 1999.CA Amiens Métropole (N° SIREN : 248000531) BANATIC. Accessed 30 March 2022. Its area is 348.7 km2. Its population was 180,905 in 2018, of which 133,891 in Amiens proper.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022. History In 1991 a study was started by SIEPA (Syndicat Intercommunal d'Etude et de Amiénois Programmi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Amiens was 135,429. A central landmark of the city is Amiens Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in France. Amiens also has one of the largest university hospitals in France, with a capacity of 1,200 beds. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years. Incumbent French president Emmanuel Macron was born in Amiens. The town was fought over during both World Wars, suffering significant damage, and was repeatedly occupied by both sides. The 1918 Battle of Amiens was the opening phase of the Hundred Days Offensive which directly led to the Armistice with Germany. The Royal Air Force heavily bombed the town during the Second World War. In the aftermath, the city was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardonnette
Cardonnette () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Cardonette is situated on the D11 and D247 crossroads, just northwest of Amiens. Population Points of interest * The church, rebuilt after 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, with fightin .... See also * Communes of the Somme department References External links Official website Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont-de-Metz
Pont-de-Metz is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D405 road, less than southwest from the centre 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 Places of interest * Church of Saint Cyr and Sainte-Julitte. Recently restored in the 21st century. * The war memorial, at the entrance to the graveyard. See also * Communes of the Somme department References External links Municipal website Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pissy, Somme
Pissy () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Pissy is situated on the D97 and D182 crossroads, some southwest of Amiens. Population Places of interest * The church * The château, * The mairie * War memorial * Two stone wells 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longueau
Longueau (; pcd, Londjeu) is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Longueau is situated southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road. Longueau station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil, Arras, Lille, Compiègne and Paris. Population Places of interest The town was once a railway centre. The reinforced concrete depot, now a registered historic monument is one of four designed by Bernard Lafaille between the two world wars. See also *Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hébécourt, Somme
Hébécourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the N1 road, south 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guignemicourt
Guignemicourt (; pcd, Djimicourt) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Guignemicourt is situated southwest of Amiens on the D189 road and very close to the A29 autoroute 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):Official website of Guignemicourt Communes of Somme (department) {{A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grattepanche
Grattepanche () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Grattepanche is situated on the D75e road, some south 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 Places of interest * The church * The war memorial * The calvary See also * Communes of the Somme department References External links Official municipal website Image:Grattepanche calvaire.jpg, The calvary Image:Grattepanche monument-aux-morts 1.jpg, The war memorial Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glisy
Glisy (; pcd, Glisu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Glisy is situated 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 ... on the D4029 road. Amiens airport is within the boundaries of the village. It was used as a military base by the occupying German forces between 1940 and 1944. Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrières, Somme
Ferrières () is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D211 road, some west of Amiens. Population Places of interest See also *Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrées-sur-Noye
Estrées-sur-Noye (, literally ''Estrées on Noye'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D7 road, near the banks of the river Noye, some south of Amiens. The Roman road, the ''Chaussée Brunehaut'' ran through the village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ... and gives it its name (''Estreti'', which means ''village on the street'' or more precisely 'village on the road''). 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 devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dury, Somme
Dury () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Dury is situated on the N1 road, some south of Amiens town centre. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
