Ribeaucourt, Somme

French commune|name=Ribeaucourt


x = 132
y = 35
region=
departement=
arrondissement= Amiens
canton=Domart-en-Ponthieu
insee=80671
cp=80620
maire= Gilles Sené
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Val de Nièvre et environs
alt moy=135 m
alt mini=83 m
alt maxi=136 m
hectares=542
km²=5,42
sans=185
date-sans=1999
dens=34|

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

Geography

Situated 15 miles east of Abbeville, on the D185 and D66 crossroads.

Population

History

The name of the commune is a corruption of "Erembauldocurtis" (which comes from "Eremboldus" = (skilful or bold leader) and "curtis", meaning a fortified house). Eremboldus was the name of several male members of the Ribeaucourt family, vassals to the abbey of Saint Riquier. The other communes in France bearing the same name have the same origins.
During the Second World War, Ribeaucourt forest was the site of launching ramps for the German V1 rockets. The Germans also occupied the château. Allied bombardments on the 5th and 7th July 1944 caused serious damage to the village and the forest. [Ducellier - "La guerre aérienne dans le nord de la France, 5 juillet 1944"]

Places of interest

* The 17th / 18th century château and park. Classed as a historic monument.
* The church of Saint-Sulpice. Classed as a historic monument in 1993.
* The war memorial.

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80671&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Ribeaucourt on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=32002&req=Ribeaucourt Ribeaucourt on the Quid website] fr

Notes

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