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St Peter's Church, Le Crotoy

Churches in Somme (department)
Église Saint Pierre du Crotoy 2178
Église Saint Pierre du Crotoy 2178

St Peter's Church is a church in Le Crotoy, a coastal town at the Bay of the Somme river in Picardy in northern France. The church is remarkable for its front tower built in the 13th century and its interior. An ancient map of Le Cotoy and its fortress can be found in the church along with an altarpiece depicting the life of St. Honoré who lived in the 15th century, as well as ex voto ships.

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St Peter's Church, Le Crotoy
Rue Eudel, Abbeville

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Église Saint-Pierre

Rue Eudel
80550 Abbeville
Hauts-de-France, France
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Église Saint Pierre du Crotoy 2178
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Baie de Somme
Baie de Somme

Baie de Somme (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 km2 (28 sq mi). The bay is noted for its ornithological richness, as well as being a major tourist attraction.When the tide is out, the Baie is characterized by wide, flat areas of marsh and sand, from which the delicacy of glasswort (locally:salicornes) are collected. Small ponds, dug into the marshes and filled with fake plastic ducks, are used to attract migratory birds for hunting. As the tide rises the bay fills, during which time numerous working, leisure and tourist boats cross between the surrounding villages.The largest towns on the bay are Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Le Crotoy, Cayeux-sur-Mer and, a few miles inland of the bay, Noyelles-sur-Mer. Other smaller towns such as Le Hourdel, Le Tréport, or Mers-les-Bains are sparsely located around the region. These towns are popular tourist destinations, and are connected together by the preserved steam railway line, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme. Several of the towns together form the Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de Somme. The Bay of Somme is the habitat of multiple fauna and flora species, the most famous being probably the Grey seal and the Harbor seal, locally referred as "phoque veau-marin". Its population can be estimated at around 650 to 700 individuals living in the bay, whereas the Grey seal has a smaller population of around 350 individuals.