^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2
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.
At the beginning of the First World War, during the Race to the Sea of September and November 1914, the Somme became the site of the Battle of Albert. The battle was a five-day engagement between 25 and 29 September, with the French Tenth Army attacking at Albert and pushing toward Bapaume, and the German Sixth Army counter-attacking back towards Albert. The line settled around the town of Thiepval and remained there until July 1916, when the Battle of the Somme was fought on and around the same ground.
The Battle of the Somme was one of the most costly battles of World War I, by the number of troop casualties, as Allied forces attempted to break through the German lines along a 40 kilometres (25 mi) front north and south of the River Somme. The Allies had originally intended the Somme to be the site of one of several simultaneous major offensives by Allied powers against the Central Powers in 1916. However, before these offensives could begin, the Germans attacked first, engaging the Allies at the Battle of Verdun. As this battle dragged on, the purpose of the Somme campaign (which was still in the planning stage) shifted from striking a decisive blow against Germany to drawing German forces away from Verdun and relieving the Allied forces there. By its end, the losses on the Somme had exceeded those at Verdun.
While Verdun would bite deep in the national consciousness of France for generations, the Somme would have the same effect on generations of Britons. The battle is best remembered for its first day, 1 July 1916, on which the British suffered 57,420 casualties, including 19,240 dead—the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army to this day. As terrible as the battle was for the British Empire troops who suffered there, it naturally affected the other nationalities as well. By the end of the battle, the British had learned many lessons in modern warfare, while the Germans had suffered irreplaceable losses. British historian Sir James Edmonds stated, "It is not too much to claim that the foundations of the final victory on the Western Front were laid by the Somme offensive of 1916".
For the first time, the home front in Britain was exposed to the horrors of modern war with the release of the propaganda filmThe Battle of the Somme, which used actual footage from the first days of the battle.
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External links
(in French) Prefecture of Somme website
(in French) Departmental council's website
(in English) Photos from Somme
GPS-Teamproject "Verdun - Somme - 1916"
March 23, 2023
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Somme French pronunciation sɔm listen 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 had a population of 570 559 in 2019 3 SommeDepartment of FrancePrefecture building of the Somme department in AmiensFlagCoat of armsLocation of Somme in FranceCoordinates 49 53 N 02 25 E 49 883 N 2 417 E 49 883 2 417 Coordinates 49 53 N 02 25 E 49 883 N 2 417 E 49 883 2 417CountryFranceRegionHauts de FrancePrefectureAmiensSubprefecturesAbbevilleMontdidierPeronneGovernment President of the Departmental CouncilStephane Haussoulier 1 Area1 Total6 170 km2 2 380 sq mi Population Jan 2019 2 Total570 559 Rank44th Density92 km2 240 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Department number80Arrondissements4Cantons23Communes772 1 French Land Register data which exclude estuaries and lakes ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2The 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 Crecy a major English victory early in the Hundred Years War also took place in this department Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Principal towns 2 Battles of the Somme 3 Demographics 4 Politics 4 1 Presidential elections 2nd round 4 2 Current National Assembly representatives 5 Tourism 5 1 Image gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGeography EditThe Somme department is in the current region of Hauts de France and is surrounded by the departments of Pas de Calais Nord Aisne Oise and Seine Maritime In the northwest it has a coast on the English Channel The main rivers are the Somme and its tributaries Avre Ancre and Noye the Authie as well as the Bresle Principal towns Edit The most populous commune is Amiens the prefecture As of 2019 update there are 9 communes with more than 5 000 inhabitants 3 Commune Population 2019 Amiens 134 706Abbeville 22 980Albert 9 779Peronne 7 577Corbie 6 292Montdidier 6 113Doullens 5 890Longueau 5 765Roye 5 693Battles of the Somme EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Main article Battle of the Somme At the beginning of the First World War during the Race to the Sea of September and November 1914 the Somme became the site of the Battle of Albert The battle was a five day engagement between 25 and 29 September with the French Tenth Army attacking at Albert and pushing toward Bapaume and the German Sixth Army counter attacking back towards Albert The line settled around the town of Thiepval and remained there until July 1916 when the Battle of the Somme was fought on and around the same ground The Battle of the Somme was one of the most costly battles of World War I by the number of troop casualties as Allied forces attempted to break through the German lines along a 40 kilometres 25 mi front north and south of the River Somme The Allies had originally intended the Somme to be the site of one of several simultaneous major offensives by Allied powers against the Central Powers in 1916 However before these offensives could begin the Germans attacked first engaging the Allies at the Battle of Verdun As this battle dragged on the purpose of the Somme campaign which was still in the planning stage shifted from striking a decisive blow against Germany to drawing German forces away from Verdun and relieving the Allied forces there By its end the losses on the Somme had exceeded those at Verdun While Verdun would bite deep in the national consciousness of France for generations the Somme would have the same effect on generations of Britons The battle is best remembered for its first day 1 July 1916 on which the British suffered 57 420 casualties including 19 240 dead the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army to this day As terrible as the battle was for the British Empire troops who suffered there it naturally affected the other nationalities as well By the end of the battle the British had learned many lessons in modern warfare while the Germans had suffered irreplaceable losses British historian Sir James Edmonds stated It is not too much to claim that the foundations of the final victory on the Western Front were laid by the Somme offensive of 1916 For the first time the home front in Britain was exposed to the horrors of modern war with the release of the propaganda film The Battle of the Somme which used actual footage from the first days of the battle The Somme experienced war twice more in the First and Second Battles of the Somme of 1918 Demographics EditPopulation development since 1801 Historical populationYearPop p a 1801459 453 1806494 642 1 49 1821508 710 0 19 1831543 924 0 67 1841559 680 0 29 1851570 641 0 19 1861572 646 0 04 1872557 015 0 25 1881550 837 0 12 1891546 495 0 08 1901537 848 0 16 1911520 161 0 33 1921452 624 1 38 YearPop p a 1931466 626 0 31 1936467 479 0 04 1946441 368 0 57 1954464 153 0 63 1962488 225 0 63 1968512 113 0 80 1975538 462 0 72 1982544 570 0 16 1990547 825 0 07 1999555 551 0 16 2006564 319 0 22 2011571 211 0 24 2016572 744 0 05 Sources 4 5 Politics EditThe president of the departmental council is Stephane Haussoulier elected in July 2021 Presidential elections 2nd round Edit Election Winning Candidate Party 2nd Place Candidate Party 2022 Emmanuel Macron LREM 45 37 Marine Le Pen RN 54 632017 6 Emmanuel Macron LREM 54 22 Marine Le Pen FN 45 782012 Francois Hollande PS 54 41 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 45 592007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 50 46 Segolene Royal PS 49 542002 6 Jacques Chirac RPR 78 26 Jean Marie Le Pen FN 21 74Current National Assembly representatives Edit Constituency Member 7 PartySomme s 1st constituency Francois Ruffin La France Insoumise code fra promoted to code frSomme s 2nd constituency Barbara Pompili La Republique En Marche code fra promoted to code frSomme s 3rd constituency Emmanuel Maquet The RepublicansSomme s 4th constituency Jean Claude Leclabart La Republique En Marche code fra promoted to code frSomme s 5th constituency Stephane Demilly Union of Democrats and IndependentsTourism EditImage gallery Edit Seal in the bay of Somme View of Mers les Bains Amiens Chateau de Rambures Chapel in Saint Valery sur SommeSee also EditCantons of the Somme department Communes of the Somme department Arrondissements of the Somme departmentReferences Edit Repertoire national des elus les conseillers departementaux data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 4 May 2022 Telechargement du fichier d ensemble des populations legales en 2019 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2021 a b Populations legales 2019 80 Somme INSEE Historique de la Somme Le SPLAF Evolution et structure de la population en 2016 INSEE a b l Interieur Ministere de Presidentielles interieur gouv fr Nationale Assemblee Assemblee nationale Les deputes le vote de la loi le Parlement francais Assemblee nationale External links Edit in French Prefecture of Somme website in French Departmental council s website in English Photos from Somme GPS Teamproject Verdun Somme 1916 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Somme department amp oldid 1144045386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
