Picquigny
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme | |
| Community association | Nièvre et Somme | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 57 ' N , 2 ° 9' E | |
| height | 11-107 m | |
| surface | 10.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,337 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 130 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80310 | |
| INSEE code | 80622 | |
Picquigny is a French commune with 1,337 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Amiens and the canton of Ailly-sur-Somme .
history
- December 17, 942: William I Long Sword , Count of Normandy , is murdered in Picquigny at the instigation of Count Arnulf I of Flanders .
- 1119–1128: Garmond von Picquigny , Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
- August 29, 1475: Treaty of Picquigny between England and France
Son of the place
- Louis Michel Thibault (1750–1815), architect and engineer
Web links
Commons : Picquigny - collection of images, videos and audio files
