Frise, Somme

French commune|name= Frise


x = 141
y = 39
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Péronne
canton=Canton de Bray-sur-Somme
insee=80367
cp=80340
maire=M. Michel Richard
mandat=2001-2008
alt moy=50 m
alt mini=41 m
alt maxi=99 m
hectares=615
km²=6,15
sans=158
date-sans=1999
dens=25|

Frise is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated by the banks of the river Somme, on the D471 road, some 26 miles east of Amiens.

Population

History

In the Middle Ages the village exploited the peat of the surrounding marshy lands. With so much fresh water, the fishing was, and still is very good in this aquatic environment.
Frise was on the front line for much of the First World War, notably the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The outline of trenches and shell holes is still visible today.

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80367&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Frise on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Frise Frise on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 14th 2008."