Roisel

French commune|name= Roisel


x = 144
y = 39
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Péronne
canton=Roisel
insee=80677
cp=80240
maire=Michel Boulogne
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du canton de Roisel
alt moy=75 m
alt mini=67 m
alt maxi=142 m
hectares=1 016
km²=10,16
sans=1 929
date-sans=1 999
dens=189|

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

Geography

Situated 10 miles northwest of Saint Quentin, on the D6 road, with the small river ‘La Cologne’ (a tributary of the Somme River) flowing through the commune.

Population

History

The name of Roisel has an etymology close to that of "roseau" (en:reed) and it’s possible, given the ponds, lakes and marches, that the commune takes its name from the landscape.Roisel has strong connections with Saint Fursey.

Places of interest

* St Martin's church. Destroyed during World War I, it was rebuilt by local architect Louis Faille, from Nurlu, soon after 1928
* The town hall (Hotel de ville), rebuilt in 1926 by Maurice Lucet] .

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80677&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Roisel on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=32008&req=Roisel Roisel on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 18th 2008."