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Commune of Abbeville |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Somme (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Abbeville |
| Mayor | Joël Hart |
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| Elevation | 2 m–76 m (avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Picardie ( English: Picardy is one of the 26 regions of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Abbeville is an arrondissement of the Somme département, in the Picardie région The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 8 m) |
| Land area¹ | 26. 42 km² |
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24,567 |
| - Density | 929. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80001/ 80100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E | |
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Abbeville (Abbegem in Flemish) is a city in the Picardie région, in the North of France. Picardie ( English: Picardy is one of the 26 regions of France. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, This is about the direction for other uses see North (disambiguation. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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Location
Abbeville is located on the Somme River, 20 kilometres from its modern mouth in the English Channel, and 45 kilometres northwest of Amiens. Amiens (amjɛ̃ is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris. In the medieval period, it was the lowest crossing point on the Somme and it was nearby that Edward III's army crossed shortly before the Battle of Crécy in 1346. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages.
Administration
Abbeville was the chief town of the former province of Ponthieu. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Ponthieu is a former province of northern France. Its chief town is Abbeville. Today, it is one of the three sous-préfectures of the Somme département. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division
It is twinned with the town of Burgess Hill in West Sussex. Burgess Hill is a town and Civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex Settlements Most settlements in West Sussex are either along the south coast or are situated in the M23 corridor
Prehistory
The name Abbeville has been adopted to name a category of early stone tools. These stone tools are also known as handaxes. A handaxe is a bifacial Lower and Middle Paleolithic core Tool. Various handaxes were found near Abbeville by Jacques Boucher de Perthes during the 1830's and he was the first to describe the stones in detail, pointing out in the first publication of its kind, that the stones were chipped deliberately by early man, so as to form a tool. Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes (10 September 1788&ndash5 August 1868 sometimes referred to as Boucher de Perthes, was a French geologist and antiquary For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display These earliest stone tools found in Europe were chipped on both sides so as to form a sharp edge, are now known as Abbevillian handaxes or bifaces. Abbevillian is a currently obsolescent name for a tool tradition that is increasingly coming to be called Olduwan. In archaeology a biface is a two-sided Stone tool, manufactured through a process of Lithic reduction, that displays flake scars on both sides The earlier form of stone tools, not found in Europe is known as Oldewan choppers. Oldowan (earlier spelled Olduwan or sometimes Oldawan) is an anthropological designation for an industrial complex of Stone tools used by A more refined and later version of handaxe production was also found in the Abbeville/Somme River district. The more refined handaxe became known as the Acheulean industry, named after Saint Acheul, today a suburb of Amiens. Acheulean (also spelled Acheulian,) is the name given to an Archaeological industry of Stone tool manufacture associated with prehistoric Hominins Saint-Acheul is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France. Amiens (amjɛ̃ is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris.
History
Abbeville first appears in history during the 9th century. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. At that time belonging to the abbey of Saint-Riquier, it was afterwards governed by the Counts of Ponthieu. An abbey (from Latin abbatia derived from Syriac abba "father" is a Christian Monastery or Saint-Riquier is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France. Ponthieu is a former province of northern France. Its chief town is Abbeville. Together with that county, it came into the possession of the Alençon and other French families, and afterwards into that of the House of Castile, from whom by marriage it fell in 1272 to King Edward I of England. Alençon is a town and commune in Normandy, France, préfecture (capital of the Orne department. The Crown of Castile, as a historic entity is usually considered to have begun in 1230 with the third and definitive union of the two kingdoms of León and Castile Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost French and English were its masters by turns till 1435 when, by the treaty of Arras, it was ceded to the Duke of Burgundy. Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which In 1477 it was annexed by King Louis XI of France, and was held by two illegitimate branches of the royal family in the 16th and 17th centuries, being in 1696 reunited to the crown. Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle In 1514, the town saw the marriage of Louis XII of France to Mary Tudor, the daughter of Henry VII of England. Louis XII ( June 27, 1462 – January 1, 1515) called "the Father of the People" (Le Père du Peuple was the thirty-fifth king This article is about Mary Queen consort of France. For her niece and namesake Mary Tudor Queen regnant of England, see Mary I
Abbeville was fairly important in the 18th century, when the Van Robais Royal Manufacture (one of the first major factories in France) brought great prosperity (but some class controversy) to the town. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Voltaire, among others, wrote about it. François-Marie Arouet ( 21 November 1694 30 May 1778) better known by the Pen name Voltaire, was a French He also wrote about a major incident of intolerance in which a young impoverished lord, the Chevalier de la Barre, was executed there for impiety (supposedly because he did not salute a procession for Corpus Christi, though the story is far more complex than that and revolves around a mutilated cross. Jean-François, knight de la Barre (September 12 1745 - July 1 1766 was a French nobleman famous for having been Tortured and beheaded before his body A salute (also called obeisance) is a Gesture (often Hand gesture) or other action used to display respect Corpus Christi ( Latin for Body of Christ) is a Christian feast. )
Abbeville was the southern terminus of the Réseau des Bains de Mer, the line to Dompierre-sur-Authie opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947. Background See also History of rail transport in France In France, the building of Railways was controlled by the Government. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abbeville is served by trains on the line between Boulogne and Amiens. Amiens (amjɛ̃ is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris. On 12th September 1939 in Abbeville a conference took place in which France and the United Kingdom decided it was too late to send troops to help Poland in its fight against Germany as Poland by this time was already on the verge of defeat.
Historical population:
- 1901: 18,519
- 1906: 18,971
- 1990: 24,588
Sights
The city was very picturesque until the early days of the Second World War when it was bombed mostly to rubble in one night by the Germans. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The town overall is now mostly modern and rebuilt. Several of the town's attractions remain, including:
- St. Vulfran's church, erected in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Saint Wulfram of Fontenelle or Saint Wulfram of Sens (also Vuilfran, Wulfrann, Wolfran, Latin: Wulframnus, French As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The original design was not completed. The nave has only two bays and the choir is insignificant. In Romanesque and Gothic Christian Abbey, Cathedral Basilica and church Architecture, the nave is the The facade is a magnificent specimen of the flamboyant Gothic style, flanked by two Gothic towers. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period.
See also
References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Abbevillian is a currently obsolescent name for a tool tradition that is increasingly coming to be called Olduwan. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
External links
- Official website (in French)
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