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Today, the modern region of Picardy no longer includes the coastline from Berck to Calais, via Boulogne (Boulonais), that is now in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region but does incorporate the pays of Beauvaisis, Valois, Noyonnais, Laonnois, Soissonnais, Omois among other departments of France. The older definition of Picardy survives in the name of ...
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.
Poix-de-Picardie (French pronunciation: [pwa də pikaʁdi], literally Poix of Picardy; Picard: Poé-d’Picardie) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography [ edit ]
Montdidier (French pronunciation:; Picard: Montdidji or Mondidji) is a commune in the Somme department in the administrative region of Hauts-de-France (historically Picardy), northern France. Geography
The Forest of Compiègne (French: Forêt de Compiègne, French pronunciation: [fɔʁɛ də kɔ̃pjɛɲ]) is a large forest in the region of Picardy, France, near the city of Compiègne and approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Paris.
CC Territoire Nord Picardie: Government • Mayor ... Boéneville) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography
Geography [ edit ] Roye is situated at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 road, on the banks of the Avre , some 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Amiens .