Roisel
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Péronne | |
| Community association | Haute Somme | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 57 ' N , 3 ° 6' E | |
| height | 67-142 m | |
| surface | 10.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,613 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 159 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80240 | |
| INSEE code | 80677 | |
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Roisel is a northern French municipality with 1613 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . It is located on the Cologne river .
Worth seeing
- The church Saint-Martin was after being completely destroyed in World War restored by the architect Louis Faille in 1926 and rebuilt. In the tympanum there is a statue of St. Martin by the sculptor Maurice Guiraud-Rivière .
- The town hall, which was also completely destroyed, was rebuilt in 1926 according to plans by the architect Maurice Lucet, not far from the original location.
- The war memorial (Monument aux morts) is located behind the church and contains the names of the fallen soldiers of the place.
Infrastructure
There is a kindergarten and a primary school in Roisel. The former rail station of Roisel was a station on the Paris-Nord - Cambrai line via Creil and Montdidier . The group Espace Jeunesse et Nature has now set up a youth guest house with 14 rooms there.
Web links
Commons : Roisel - collection of images, videos and audio files
