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The Somme (UK: / s ɒ m / SOM, US: / s ʌ m / SUM, [1] [2] French: ⓘ) is a river in Picardy, northern France. The river is 245 km (152 mi) in length, from its source in the high ground of the former Arrouaise Forest [ fr ] at Fonsomme near Saint-Quentin , to the Bay of the Somme , in the English Channel .
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 Baie de Somme. Baie de Somme (French pronunciation: [bɛ də sɔm], Bay of the Somme or Somme Bay; Picard: Béie d'Sonme) is a large estuary in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The bay drains six rivers into the English Channel, principally the River Somme, and covers a total area of 72 km 2 (28 sq mi).
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into.
It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the river Somme in France. The battle was intended to hasten a victory for the Allies . More than three million men fought in the battle, of whom more than one million were either wounded or killed, making it one of the deadliest battles in all of human history.
Somme→ English Channel: The Avre (French pronunciation:) is a river in Picardy, France, and is the principal tributary, from the left side, of the River Somme.
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]