Fontaine-sur-Somme
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Gamaches | |
| Community association | Baie de Somme | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 2 ′ N , 1 ° 56 ′ E | |
| height | 7-102 m | |
| surface | 15.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 518 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80510 | |
| INSEE code | 80328 | |
Fontaine-sur-Somme ( Picard : Fontainne-su-sonme ) is a northern French municipality with 518 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 d'agglomération de la Baie de Somme and the canton of Gamaches .
geography
The community, traversed by the railway line following the course of the river, is located around seven kilometers northeast of Hallencourt in the Somme valley on the south bank of the river. The municipality includes the districts of Vieulaines in the east and Rue Clabaut on the road crossing the Somme to Cocquerel , La Grande Rue and Rue Verte in the floodplain with its ponds. The hamlet of Le Câtelet on the eastern municipal boundary largely belongs to the neighboring municipality of Long .
history
During the Hundred Years War in 1346, the English troops were prevented from crossing the Somme by the French troops. In 1763 there was a spectacular attempted poisoning in the castle of Vieulaines.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 463 | 456 | 448 | 401 | 434 | 469 | 525 | 542 |
Attractions
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- Heavily damaged in the Second World War and classified as Monument historique in 1910 and 1941, Saint-Riquier church from the turn of the 15th to the 16th century in the classic Gothic and flamboyant style (portal) ( Base Mérimée PA00116157)
- 1974 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary registered as Monument historique in the district of Vieulaines (Base Mérimée PA00116158)
- Castle of Vieulaines from 1750, registered as Monument Historique in 1990, with corps de logisn and two side wings, each ending with a pavilion, and elegant garden facade (Base Mérimée PA00116274)
- stone cross
- Cross on the cartel towering over the place
- War memorial by sculptor Albert Roze from 1922
Individual evidence
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