commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
in northern
France
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.
Geography
The commune is situated 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 ...
, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.
Population
Places of interest
* The 15th-century church, which is dedicated to three saints ( Fuscien, Victoric and Gentien), whose joint tomb is a feature inside the building. Around 1900 the tower was topped with a spire.G. de Witasse et A. Graire - ''Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie'', Tome I, Canton de Boves, page 237 (1909, reprint ''Editions Culture et Civilisation'', Bruxelles, 1979) The church also houses a 12th-century
font
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and sculptures from the 13th and 18th centuries, originally from the abbey at Selincourt, now a part of the commune of
Hornoy-le-Bourg
Hornoy-le-Bourg () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated at the junction of the D18 and D211 roads, some southwest of Amiens.
It is the second largest commune of the Som ...
.
Image:Sains-en-Amiénois église (cadran solaire).jpg, The sundial on the church
Image:Sains-en-Amiénois église (le choeur avec le tombeau).jpg, The interior of the church
Image:Sains-en-Amiénois église tombeau (partie supérieure).jpg, Tombstone of three Saints