Roye (; pcd, Roé) is a

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in the Somme

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in northern

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Geography

Roye is situated at the junction of the

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and the N17 road, on the banks of the Avre, some southeast 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

History

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-P1013-316, Westfront, deutscher Panzer in Roye

*In 1634, religious refugees from

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, known as the illuministes tried to establish themselves in France. They claimed to be inspired by celestial messages. Pierre Guérin, curate of Saint-Georges, was converted and himself created many disciples, called "les Guérinistes". The Catholic Church sought out and executed all of them by 1635. *In 2015, a shooting took place in travelers' camp in which four people died.

Places of interest

* Church of Saint Pierre. Rebuilt in concrete in 1930 after considerable damage during the

First World War 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 ...

. The 12th century choir and apse and the 15th century stained-glass windows were all saved.Source : Quotidien :fr:Le Courrier Picard (édition de la Somme) du 4 novembre 2007. * The Hôtel de Ville (Town hall), built between 1775 and 1777 by the architect Pierre Dercheu was blown-up with dynamite by the retreating Germans on 17 March 1917. The new building, by local architect Arthur Régnier, was completed in 1932. It is reminiscent of the original by Dercheu.

Personalities

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, a protagonist during the

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was born nearby and lived and worked here. * Pierre Guérin, an illuministe preacher. Curate of Saint-Georges church, Roye * Abbot Jules Corblet (1819–1886),

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for the diocese of Amiens.

References

External links

Official Roye website
Communes of Somme (department) Picardy {{Montdidier-geo-stub