Ramburelles

French commune|name= Ramburelles


x = 128
y = 36
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Abbeville
canton=Gamaches
insee=80662
cp=80140
maire= Michel Dubus
mandat=2001-2008
alt moy=130 m
alt mini=104 m
alt maxi=133 m
hectares=459
km²=4,59
sans=210
date-sans=1999
dens=45|

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

Geography

Situated on the D263 road, some 10 miles southwest of Abbeville.

Population

History

* In 1218, Bishop Evrard puts the parish under the deanship of Oisemont
* In the 14th century, it came under the provost of the Vimeu.
* Before leaving, in 1944, the Germans burnt down the school and the chateau.
* In 1922, the local council agreed to the installation of a telephone kiosk [Travail collectif de la "Coopérative scolaire de Ramburelles"] . It wasn’t working until 1924
* In 1922 and 1923, electrification came to the village. Public buildings waited until 1929.
* In 1932, the local council agreed to provide a fresh water supply to the commune. It wasn’t completed until 1953.
* in 1948, the roads of the commune were covered in tarmac for the first time.

Places of interest

* The traces of a castle can be seen in pastureland near the village.
* The 16th century church, completed in 1536
* The château
* The war memorial, from 1922
* Ancient wells, used until clean water was supplied to the village.
* The school. It was planned in 1878 and built soon after

People with links to the commune

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* Paul Eugène Delattre (1830 - 1898). Lawyer, politician, writer

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80662&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Ramburelles on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Ramburelles Ramburelles on the Quid website] fr

Notes

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