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Rue, Somme
Rue (French pronunciation: [ʁy] ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Rue | |
|---|---|
Chapelle du Saint-Esprit in Rue | |
| Coat of arms | |
Rue Rue | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′23″N 1°40′07″E / 50.2731°N 1.6686°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Rue |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Thueux[1] |
| Area 1 | 29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,111 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80688 /80120 |
| Elevation | 2–12 m (6.6–39.4 ft) (avg. 9 m or 30 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Rue is situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Abbeville, on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads. Rue station has rail connections to Amiens, Calais and Paris.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,952 | — |
| 1975 | 3,122 | +0.80% |
| 1982 | 3,170 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 2,942 | −0.93% |
| 1999 | 3,075 | +0.49% |
| 2007 | 3,102 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 3,121 | +0.12% |
| 2017 | 3,101 | −0.13% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Toponymy edit
The place is first mentioned as Rua in 1042 (diplôme Henrici Regis Gall. Christ, then Rugua in 1090 - 1110, Rue in 1184.[4][5]
Medieval place name meaning "street" in French (French word rue is ultimately from Latin ruga).[6]
Places of interest edit
- The chapel of the Holy Spirit (1440–1514) is one of the finest examples of flamboyant gothic in Picardie.
- The bell tower, which in 2005 was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other belfries of Belgium and France because of their architecture and testimony to the rise of municipal power in the region.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Jacques Garnier, Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Somme, tome 2, Archives départementales de la Somme, p. 242, vue 124/267.
- ^ Lire le dictionnaire topographique en ligne sur le site des archives départementales de la Somme.
- ^ Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France, Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, 1979, Paris, ISBN 2-85023-076-6, p. 579a.
- ^ "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rue (Somme).
- Official website of the commune