Somme (river)

The Canal de la Somme is a canal in northern France. Its total length is 156.4 km with 25 locks, from the English Channel at Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme to the Canal de Saint-Quentin at Saint-Simon.

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valʁi syʁ sɔm], literally Saint-Valery on Somme; Picard: Saint-Wary), commune in the Somme department, is a seaport and resort on the south bank of the River Somme estuary. The town's medieval character and ramparts, its Gothic church and long waterside boardwalk, make it a popular tourist destination.

The Canton of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is a former canton situated in the Somme department of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 11,583 inhabitants (2012).

The Communauté de communes Baie de Somme Sud is a former communauté de communes in the Somme département and in the Picardie région of France. It was created in December 1997. It was merged into the new Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de Somme in January 2017.

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.

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.

Le Crotoy (French pronunciation: [lə kʁɔtwa]; Picard: Ch'Crotoé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The inhabitants are known as Crotellois.

Estrébœuf (Picard: Détèrbeu ) is a commune in the Somme département in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Boismont (French pronunciation: [bwamɔ̃]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

The Battle of Crotoy was a naval battle which occurred on 25 June 1347 at the mouth of the Somme off the Le Crotoy, when a French fleet of 40 ships gathered in attempted to relieve Calais, where an English army under the command of King Edward III of England was besieging the French town during the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War. An English fleet commanded by William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton and Laurence Hastings, Earl of Pembroke defeated the French fleet.