- Rue, Somme
French commune|name=Rue
x = 129
y = 32
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Abbeville
canton=Rue
insee=80688
cp=80120
maire=Serge Deschamps
mandat=2001-2008
alt moy=9 m
alt mini=2 m
alt maxi=12 m
hectares=2 906
km²=29,06
sans=3,075
date-sans=1999
dens=105
date-dens=1999Rue is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
A large town, situated some 15 miles north of
Abbeville , on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads.Population
History
First known in the 9th century, when
Viking s, from Rye, Denmark (pronounced "Ru"), first settled here. It would not have been much more than a group of huts in the marshes. Some local family names have Danish origins.Places of interest
The chapel of the Holy Spirit (1440-1514) is one of the finest examples of
flamboyant gothic in Picardie.The Belltower.ee also
Communes of the Somme department External links
* [http://www.ville-rue.fr/ Official website of the commune]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80688&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Rue on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=32019&req=Rue Rue on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on March 19th 2008."
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