Estrées-lès-Crécy
Encyclopedia
Estrées-lès-Crécy is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville
.
and Dompierre-sur-Authie
. It opened on 19 June 1892 and closed to passengers on 10 March 1947. It closed to freight on 1 February 1951.
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 on the D938 road, near the site of the Battle of CrecyBattle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 near Crécy in northern France, and was one of the most important battles of the Hundred Years' War...
, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville
Abbeville
Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Location:Abbeville is located on the Somme River, from its modern mouth in the English Channel, and northwest of Amiens...
.
Railway
There was a railway station (Crécy-Estrées) on the branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer which ran between AbbevilleAbbeville
Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Location:Abbeville is located on the Somme River, from its modern mouth in the English Channel, and northwest of Amiens...
and Dompierre-sur-Authie
Dompierre-sur-Authie
Dompierre-sur-Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It is slowly depopulating like most of the countryside towns of this region, with the last shop and last hairdresser in the village having closed in the 1990s...
. It opened on 19 June 1892 and closed to passengers on 10 March 1947. It closed to freight on 1 February 1951.