Bernaville
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Doullens | |
| Community association | Territoire North Picardy | |
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| height | 94-158 m | |
| surface | 17.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,070 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80370 | |
| INSEE code | 80086 | |
| Website | http://www.bernaville.fr/ | |
 Stone cross and church |
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Bernaville ( Picard : Bérnaville ) is a northern French municipality with 1070 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Amiens , is part of the Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie and belongs to the canton of Doullens .
geography
Bernaville is about 26 kilometers east of Abbeville and 15 kilometers west of Doullens .
history
The place is said to have been founded as a permanent house by Bernard, Lord of Saint-Valéry, around the year 1174 and derives its name from him. In 1160 the Bishop of Amiens gave the order to build a church, which was replaced by a new building in 1886. In 1247 Count Jean de Dreux inherited the rule; he issued a municipal code, which in 1397 by King Charles VI. has been confirmed. In 1514, Louis XII. four fairs.
In 1874 a factory for mother-of-pearl buttons was set up, which still exists, but now uses different material.
During the German withdrawal in August 1944, six residents were shot (two memorial plaques).
On January 1, 1985, the former municipality of Vacquerie merged with Bernaville.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 799 | 794 | 880 | 853 | 910 | 996 | 981 | 1.105 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Laurent Somon since 2001.
Attractions
- Church of Sainte-Trinité [1]
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church in Vacquerie [2]
- "Gallic" cross, a stone cross on a column
- Chapel of Cottenvillers to the west with a tumulus , possibly from Celtic times, nearby
Personalities
- Geneviève Joy (1919 to 2009), pianist, born here.
- Jean Crépin (1908 to 1996), Général d'armée , holder of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor , born here.
literature
- Abbé Lefèvre: Bernaville et ses environs, 1897, Reprint 1990, 264 pp.
