Estrées-Deniécourt
Encyclopedia
Estrées-Deniécourt is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
and 28 miles (45 km) east of Amiens
It has the remains of a Roman road
, the Chaussée Brunehaut passing through the village.
, the first U.S.
officer of high rank to fall in combat.
The Estrées-Deniécourt Military Cemetery, is located at the west end of the village and the German Cemetery is located on the way to the commune of Fay
.
It is one of many villages in the north of France bearing the name Estrées
.
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 on the national highway N29, at the junction with the A1 autoroute, west of the River SommeSomme River
The Somme is a river in Picardy, northern France. The name Somme comes from a Celtic word meaning tranquility. The department Somme was named after this river....
and 28 miles (45 km) east of 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...
It has the remains of a Roman road
Roman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
, the Chaussée Brunehaut passing through the village.
History
It was the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of the Somme. The probable (unmarked) burial site of Raynal BollingRaynal Bolling
Colonel Raynal Cawthorne Bolling was the first high-ranking U.S. officer to be killed in combat in World War I. He laid the foundation for the United States Army Air Service in the American Expeditionary Force...
, the first U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
officer of high rank to fall in combat.
The Estrées-Deniécourt Military Cemetery, is located at the west end of the village and the German Cemetery is located on the way to the commune of Fay
Fay, Somme
Fay is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fay is situated on the D164 road, some east of Amiens and from the A1 autoroute.-Population:-External links:*...
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Miscellaneous
The commune holds an annual brocante (flea-market) each June.It is one of many villages in the north of France bearing the name Estrées
Estrées
Estrées is an old French family name and the name of two different communes in the north of France. The etymology of the name is from strata, after the stone-layered Roman roads in the area...
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