Somme (department)

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Somme (French pronunciation: [sɔm] ; 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. To the northwest, its coastline faces the English Channel and it shares maritime borders with Kent and East Sussex in the United Kingdom. It had a population of 570,559 in 2019.The north central area of the Somme was the site of a series of battles during World War I, including the particularly significant Battle of the Somme in 1916. As a result of this and other battles fought in the area, the department is home to many military cemeteries and several major monuments commemorating the many soldiers from various countries who died on its battlefields. The 1346 Battle of Crécy, a major English victory early in the Hundred Years' War, also took place in this department.

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Somme (department)
Chemin de Halage, Amiens

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Saule Blanc

Chemin de Halage
80440 Amiens
Hauts-de-France, France
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Glisy

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Lamotte-Brebière station

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Lamotte-Brebière

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Amiens – Glisy Aerodrome

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Boves, Somme

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Jules Verne Viaduct

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Noye

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