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The Somme towns were strategically important in the 15th century conflict between the Valois dukes of Burgundy and the kings of France. [15] Picardy, the region in north eastern France in which they were located, lay between the French royal domain in the Île-de-France and the dukes' Low Countries possessions, the Burgundian Netherlands. [16]
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.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Gamaches ( French pronunciation: [ɡamaʃ] ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France .
The Jules Verne Viaduct, 943 metres (3,094 ft) long, crosses the River Somme to the east of the city and allows circumvention of the city by motorway-type roads. The A16 and A29 autoroutes, the RN1 and the RN25 form a bypass-type motorway around the city that the population has called the Rocade d'Amiens [ fr ] or Amiens ring road.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Albert ( French pronunciation: [albɛʁ] ⓘ ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Beaumont Hamel Dedication Ceremony to Newfoundland Regiment Beaumont-Hamel ( French pronunciation: [bomɔ̃ amɛl] ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France .
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]