Rosières-en-Santerre
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Moreuil | |
| Community association | Terre de Picardie | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 49 ′ N , 2 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 70-106 m | |
| surface | 12.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,008 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 232 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80170 | |
| INSEE code | 80680 | |
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Rosières-en-Santerre ( Picard : Rousière-in-Santerre) is a northern French municipality with 3008 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 Péronne and belongs to the canton of Moreuil and is part of the Communauté de communes Terre de Picardie .
geography
Rosières-en-Santerre is located in the agricultural landscape of Santerre about 14 km northwest of Roye at the intersection of the departmental roads D28 and D328 and on the Amiens – Laon railway with a train station. Business parks extend on both sides of the railway line and in the south of the community.
history
Finds show a Gallo-Roman and Merovingian settlement. The place is mentioned for the first time in a deed of donation from the Abbey of Saint-Bertin from the year 883. In the 14th century, the residents of the burned down town of Rousseville settled in Rosières. In the 16th century, basements ( muches ) were dug. In 1579 Rosières was granted three annual markets and one weekly market. The church was built in 1746. In 1865 the railway reached the place. In both world wars, Rosières suffered destruction. The former airfield Rosières-en-Santerre was a few kilometers east of the village. Heavy fighting took place here on May 22, 1940.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 2381 | 2605 | 2815 | 2985 | 3107 | 2956 | 2886 | 2924 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been José Sueur since 2001.
Attractions
- The Saint-Omer church.
- Statue of Mary on the road to Caix (Somme) .
- Cemetery chapel.
- War memorial by Auguste Carvin.
- Several industrial buildings.
- The British War Cemetery.
Community partnerships
- Drochtersen , Lower Saxony, Germany.
