Poix-de-Picardie

French commune|name= Poix-de-Picardie


x = 131
y = 44
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Amiens
canton=Poix-de-Picardie
insee=80630
cp=80290
maire=Jacky Petigny
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois
alt moy=106 m
alt mini=94 m
alt maxi=190 m
hectares=1166
km²=11,66
sans=2285
date-sans=1999
dens=195|

Poix-de-Picardie is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated at the junction of the N1 and N29 road, some 20 miles southwest of Amiens,at the bottom of a rather steep-sided valley, confined by Normandy to the south and Picardie to the north.The commune has rail access, linking with the Rouen / Amiens network via the TER.

Population

Places of interest

* The 16th century church of Saint-Denis’ priory. In flamboyant Gothic style, the base of the tower dates from the 12th century. Before becoming the parish church, it was the chapel of the château.
* Military cemetery. Containing the graves of 149 Second World War Commonwealth aircrew.

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2090426&mode=1 CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission pages] en
* [http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/poix-de-picardie.htm Tourist Office of Poix] fr
* [http://www.stationverte.com/station.php?id_st=571 Fiche Station Verte de Poix-de-Picardie] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80630&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Poix-de-Picardie on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Poix-de-Picardie Poix-de-Picardie on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 13th 2008."