Saint-Germain-sur-Bresle
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Saint-Germain-sur-Bresle Saint-Gérmain-su-Brèle |
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Poix-de-Picardy | |
| Community association | Somme Sud-Ouest | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 50 ′ N , 1 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 83-208 m | |
| surface | 8.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 206 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80430 | |
| INSEE code | 80703 | |
 The Saint-Germain Church |
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Saint-Germain-sur-Bresle ( Picard : Saint-Gérmain-su-Brele ) is a northern French municipality with 206 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 Amiens and is part of the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest and the canton of Poix-de-Picardie .
geography
The municipality is located on the right (east) bank of the Bresle , opposite Vieux Rouen-sur-Bresle in the neighboring Seine-Maritime department , with which it is connected by a bridge. The railway line that connects Aumale with Blangy-sur-Bresle and Le Tréport runs on the left bank of the Bresle . Saint-Germain includes the formerly independent municipality of Guémicourt in the south and the hamlet of Brétitzel between the town and Guémicourt and a factory south of the neighboring municipality of Neuville-Coppegeulle on the other side of the D1015 departmental road.
history
The community name goes back to St. Germain the Scots, a missionary from the 5th century, who is said to have suffered martyrdom here (festival on May 2nd).
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 166 | 161 | 202 | 203 | 167 | 185 | 180 | 203 |
Attractions
- Saint-Germain-l'Écossais church from the 18th century
- Tomb of Saint Germain (11th to 13th centuries)
Personalities
- Joseph Sadi-Lecointe, French aviator and resistance fighter (1891 to 1944), was born here.
