Rue (Somme)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Rue (main town) | |
| Community association | Ponthieu-Marquenterre | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 16 ′ N , 1 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 2–12 m | |
| surface | 29.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,101 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 107 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80120 | |
| INSEE code | 80688 | |
| Website | www.ville-rue.fr | |
 The belfry of Rue |
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Rue ( Dutch Rouwe ) is a French municipality with 3101 inhabitants (1 January 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Abbeville and is the capital of the canton of Rue .
geography
The municipality of Rue is located near the Somme Bay , the Somme estuary in the English Channel , about 25 kilometers northwest of Abbeville . The place itself is on the left bank of the river Maye .
history
Rue was founded in the 9th century by Vikings who came from Ry in Jutland . The place, although it is in the country today, had a fishing port until the 12th century. There are still families today who have a Danish name in a French version.
In 1101, the cross of Saint Esprit came into port on a boat. The port brought a fortification to the place, but after the port was silted up, this fortification was abandoned in 1668.
Culture and sights
Buildings
From 1440 to 1515 the Chapelle du Saint-Esprit was built in the Flemish Gothic style as a sanctuary for the pilgrims who came to pray on the cross of Saint Esprit. In 1220 the Beffroi (German belfry ) of the town hall was built. The tower has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005 . In the 19th century, two side wings of the town hall were built in the neo-Gothic style. The Saint-Wulphy church was restored in the neoclassic style from 1828 to 1833 .
Chapelle du Saint-Esprit
Chapelle de l'Hôtel-Dieu
Personalities
The brothers Gaston Caudron and René Caudron built an aircraft factory of their company Société des avions Caudron (1909-1933) in Rue. The place has a museum honoring these French aircraft pioneers.
Web links
- Community presentation (French)