Quesnoy-sur-Airaines

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Ailly-sur-Somme
Community association	Somme Sud-Ouest
Coordinates	49 ° 57 ' N , 2 ° 0' E Coordinates: 49 ° 57 ' N , 2 ° 0' E
height	50-124 m
surface	16.14 km 2
Residents	441 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	80270
INSEE code	80655
Website	http://mairie.pagespro-orange.fr/quesnoysurairaines/
	; Parish hall ( Mairie ) in the foreground, behind it Saint-Michel church

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines is a French municipality with 441 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 .

geography

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines is located at the height between the rivers Airaines and Saint-Landon, about 3.5 kilometers east of Airaines and ten kilometers north of Molliens-Dreuil .

Toponymy and History

The place name is derived from the Romanesque name of the oak.

Traces of Roman and Merovingian settlements have been found in Quesnoy .

The castle, defended by 40 armed men, was conquered by the English and Burgundians under Jean de Luxembourg in 1422; the castle was subsequently destroyed. It was rebuilt around 1680 under the direction of François le Roy de Valanglart. Around 1696 the corps de logis was added. In 1738 the stables were built and an ice cellar was added.

During the Second World War , around 50 Senegalese riflemen from the colonial troops were massacred on June 8, 1950.

Residents

Development of the population
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
433	444	452	433	438	444	473	443

administration

Mayor ( maire ) has been Jean-Marie Snauwaert since 2001.

Attractions

Sundial on the church

Saint-Michel church from the 16th century
Castle rebuilt in 1682 with stables and park, registered as Monument historique in 1993 ( Base Mérimée PA00125671)

economy

There are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for lamb (Prés-salés de la baie de Somme) in the municipality . The lambs graze in the salty meadows of the Somme Bay .

Web links

Commons : Quesnoy-sur-Airaines - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ R. Scheck: Une Saison Noire. The massacres de tirailleurs sénégalais. May-June 1940. Paris 2007: Tallandier. Pp. 46-47.
^ [1] Church of Saint-Michel
↑ Le village de Quesnoy-sur-Airaines. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 7, 2012 (French).
^ Cahier des Charges de l'Appellation d'Origine "Prés-Salés de la Baie de Somme". (pdf; 447 kB) (No longer available online.) Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation, de la pêche, de la ruralité et de l'aménagement du territoire, archived from the original on June 16, 2013 ; Retrieved July 7, 2012 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[1] R. Scheck: Une Saison Noire. The massacres de tirailleurs sénégalais. May-June 1940. Paris 2007: Tallandier. Pp. 46-47.

[2] [1] Church of Saint-Michel

[3] Le village de Quesnoy-sur-Airaines. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 7, 2012 (French).

[4] Cahier des Charges de l'Appellation d'Origine "Prés-Salés de la Baie de Somme". (pdf; 447 kB) (No longer available online.) Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation, de la pêche, de la ruralité et de l'aménagement du territoire, archived from the original on June 16, 2013 ; Retrieved July 7, 2012 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2