Fouencamps
Encyclopedia
Fouencamps is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
, between two small rivers that flow into the river Somme
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
Fouencamps is situated along the D90 road, some 7 miles (11 km) southeast of AmiensAmiens
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...
, between two small rivers that flow into the river Somme
Population
Places of interest
- The village church
- The war memorial
- The Mairie
- Chapel of Saint-Domice, on the road to HaillesHaillesHailles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hailles is situated on the banks of the river Avre and by the D90e road, some southeast of Amiens.-History:...
- Chapel of Saint-Ulphe, on the road to CottenchyCottenchyCottenchy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Cottenchy is situated on the D75 and D116 crossroads, on the banks of the river Noye, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...