Ailly-sur-Noye
Encyclopedia
Ailly-sur-Noye is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
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départment, situated at the junction of the departmental roads D7 and the D26, in the valley of the river Noye
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
department in Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
The commune lies about 12 miles (19 km) south of Amiens and about 8 miles (13 km) from the border with the OiseOise
Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
départment, situated at the junction of the departmental roads D7 and the D26, in the valley of the river Noye
Noye
The Noye is a river in the Picardie region of northern France.The Noye is located in the northern part of the Picard plateau. It is the left tributary of the Avre river, which is itself a left tributary of the Somme River. The Noye starts near the commune of Vendeuil-Caply and extends to a length of...
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Demography
Cultural and sports activities
- Annual Son et Lumière Le Souffle de la terre narrates the story of the people of Picardy from Gaulish times up to the Second World War. More than 450,000 have been to see the spectacle.
- Water sports on the lake area.
- MotocrossMotocrossMotocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
club on two different courses. - 45 separate clubs and societies participate in the life of the community.