Fontaine-sur-Maye

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Fontaine-sur-Maye
Fontaine-sur-Maye (France)
Fontaine-sur-Maye
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Rue
Community association Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Coordinates 50 ° 14 ′  N , 1 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′  N , 1 ° 56 ′  E
height 33-75 m
surface 5.67 km 2
Residents 161 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80150
INSEE code

Mairie

Fontaine-sur-Maye ( Picard : Fontainne-su-Meye ) is a northern French municipality with 161 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 Abbeville and is part of the Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre and the canton of Rue .

geography

The community is located around 3.5 kilometers south-east of Crécy-en-Ponthieu at the source of the Maye river . In the northeast, it borders on a section of the Chaussée Brunehaut system .

history

Fontaine-sur-Maye was first mentioned as Fontanae in 851 . The place was one of the scenes of the Battle of Crécy in the Hundred Years War . In 1635 and 1636 the place was devastated by Spanish troops.

Residents

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
187 191 157 151 139 129 148 155

Attractions

Saint Martin Church
War memorial

Individual evidence

  1. http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/80/accueil_80327.htm

Web links

Commons : Fontaine-sur-Maye  - Collection of images, videos and audio files