Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly
Encyclopedia
Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
, on the D63 road and about a mile from the coast.
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 some 16 miles (26 km) west of 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...
, on the D63 road and about a mile from the coast.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1239 | 1256 | 1318 | 1292 | 1319 | 1310 | 1331 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The seventeenth century church at Saint-Quentin
- The sixteenth century cross