The Ancre (; ) is a river of

Picardy Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France. Hist ...

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. Rising at

Miraumont Miraumont () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Current agricultural products include grains, potatoes, and beets. Geography Miraumont is situated on the D107 and D50 crossroads, some northeast of Am ...

, a hamlet near the town of Albert, it flows into the

Somme __NOTOC__ Somme or The Somme may refer to: Places *Somme (department), a department of France *Somme, Queensland, Australia *Canal de la Somme, a canal in France *Somme (river), a river in France Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Somme'' (book), a ...

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 ...

. It is long. For most of its length it flows through the department of

. For a short stretch near Puisieux, it forms the border with

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, "strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of ...

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