Beaucamps-le-Vieux
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Beaucamps-le-Vieux is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
, the border of the departments of the Somme
and Seine-Maritime
.
Humboldt the Old (Fr: Humbaud le Vieux, Latin: Humbaldus Vetulus ou Veteris
) Lord of Beaucamps, was a knight descendent of the "le Vieux d’Yvetot
" a Normand family of French
-Danish origins.
Beaucamps was originated during the medieval period as a self-contained village, later becoming a military holding of the LeVieux princes of Yvetot. The town preserves today some remains of the medieval period among then the ruins of the lordship fort-castle and its church built by Benedict monks. There are also other remarkable buildings from the XI's and XII's period, today turned into historical monuments.
After the disappearance of the small Kingdom of Yvetot, and the relocation of the Flandrians to Belgium, the region became an agricultural land.
In 1891, Beaucamps-le-Vieux became the provisional terminal of the Somme regional railway, coming from Amiens
, then later reaching Aumale
in 1901 and eventually Envermeu
in 1906.
The line closed to passengers in 1940, and to all traffic in 1947. The train station still stands, but is in private ownership.
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...
.
Geography
The commune is situated at the junction of the D96, D496 and D211 roads, 3 miles (5 km) from the banks of the Bresle RiverBresle River
The Bresle is a river in the northwest of France that flows into the English Channel at Le Tréport. It crosses the departements of Oise, Somme and Seine-Maritime.- Introduction :...
, the border of the departments of 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....
and Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
.
Population
History
Ref: Mireille Louis, 1507, (Bibliothèque National) National Library of France.Humboldt the Old (Fr: Humbaud le Vieux, Latin: Humbaldus Vetulus ou Veteris
Veteris
Veteris was a Celtic god attested from many inscriptions in Roman Britain. The meaning of Laitn word Veteris is "The Old man" and in France is "Levieux", since the name came from the region of Brettany and Normandy both translation are related. The dedicants were usually private individuals and...
) Lord of Beaucamps, was a knight descendent of the "le Vieux d’Yvetot
Yvetot
Yvetot is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-History:The name is of Scandinavian origin . The town is most likely of Scandinavian origin too. There is also a locality in Bromölla municipality in southern Sweden bearing the same name...
" a Normand family of French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
-Danish origins.
Beaucamps was originated during the medieval period as a self-contained village, later becoming a military holding of the LeVieux princes of Yvetot. The town preserves today some remains of the medieval period among then the ruins of the lordship fort-castle and its church built by Benedict monks. There are also other remarkable buildings from the XI's and XII's period, today turned into historical monuments.
After the disappearance of the small Kingdom of Yvetot, and the relocation of the Flandrians to Belgium, the region became an agricultural land.
In 1891, Beaucamps-le-Vieux became the provisional terminal of the Somme regional railway, coming from Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
, then later reaching Aumale
Aumale
Aumale is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.-Geography:A village of farming and associated light industry, situated in the valley of the Bresle River of the Norman Pays de Bray in Normandy on the border with Picardie. It is around ...
in 1901 and eventually Envermeu
Envermeu
Envermeu is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A town of light industry and farming situated in the valley of the Eaulne river, in the Pays de Caux, some east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D149 and the D920...
in 1906.
The line closed to passengers in 1940, and to all traffic in 1947. The train station still stands, but is in private ownership.