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The Somme river was known in ancient times as Samara. It presumably means 'the summery river', that is to say the 'quiet river', stemming from an adjective *sam-aro- ('summery') itself derived from the Celtic root *samo- ('summer'). [4] [5] The city of Amiens was also known as Samarobriva (Gaulish: 'bridge on the Samara
The name "the Somme towns" is applied in the historiography of 15th century France [note 1] to a series of specific fortified towns in Picardy. [4] With their surrounding districts, they constituted a contiguous domain or territory [5] comprising nine towns and castellanies along or near the river Somme. [6]
Somme (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Picard: Sonme) is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Hauts-de-France region . It is bordered by Pas-de-Calais and Nord to the north, Aisne to the east, Oise to the south and Seine-Maritime to the southwest.
The river helped shape the identity of the landscape, urban and economic territory. It is around the Saint-Leu and Saint-Maurice neighborhoods that border the River Somme, as well as most of the administrative and civil area of the current city center which the city has developed since antiquity.
A map of Abbeville and the surrounding communes. Abbeville is located on the river Somme, 20 km (12 mi) from its modern mouth in the English Channel.The majority of the town is located on the east bank of the Somme, as well as on an island. [3]
The small town is situated 15 km (9.3 mi) up river from Amiens, in the département of Somme and is the main town of the canton of Corbie. It lies in the valley of the river Somme, at the confluence with the Ancre. The town is bisected by the Canal de la Somme. This satellite photograph shows it in its context.
The ruined main square of Péronne after the First World War German soldiers running through the town's ruins in 1918.. On a hill, dominating the Somme river and its lakes, Péronne was a well-fortified place during the early Middle Ages.
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valʁi syʁ sɔm], literally Saint-Valery on Somme; Picard: Saint-Wary), commune in the Somme department, is a seaport and resort on the south bank of the River Somme estuary. The town's medieval character and ramparts, its Gothic church and long waterside boardwalk, make it a popular tourist ...