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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), ...
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. ...
in northern
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.
Geography
Longueau is situated southeast of
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road.
Longueau station
Longueau station ( French: ''Gare de Longueau'') is a railway station in Longueau near Amiens, France. It is situated on the Paris–Lille railway. Longueau is served by trains of the TER Hauts-de-France
TER Hauts-de-France is the regional ...
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
Bernard Lafaille (2 April 1900 in Reims, France - 24 June 1955 in Paris, France) was a French engineer. He graduated from the École Centrale Paris in 1923 and was active until his death in 1955.
Famous works
Some of his most famous works includ ...
Commonwealth
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth ...
war dead, primarily from the
First World War
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...