Rue, Somme
Rue | |
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 Chapelle du Saint-Esprit in Rue | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rue | |
  Rue Location within France  Rue Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′23″N 1°40′07″E / 50.2731°N 1.6686°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Rue |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–2032) | Christophe Dufrénoy[1] |
Area 1 | 29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,987 |
| • Density | 102.8/km2 (266.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80688 /80120 |
| Elevation | 2–12 m (6.6–39.4 ft) (avg. 9 m or 30 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rue (French pronunciation: [ʁy] ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The belfry
Hospice Chapel
Medieval House
Saint Wulphy Church
Town Hall
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Geography
[edit]Rue is situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Abbeville, on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads.
Transports
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Rue has a railway station on the Paris-Boulogne line. Rue station has rail connections to Amiens, Calais and Paris.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,952 | — |
| 1975 | 3,122 | +0.80% |
| 1982 | 3,170 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 2,942 | −0.93% |
| 1999 | 3,075 | +0.49% |
| 2007 | 3,102 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 3,121 | +0.12% |
| 2017 | 3,101 | −0.13% |
| 2023 | 2,987 | −0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Toponymy
[edit]The place is first mentioned as Rua in 1042 (diplôme Henrici Regis Gall. Christ, then Rugua in 1090 - 1110, Rue in 1184.[4][5]
Medieval place name meaning "street" in French (French word rue is ultimately from Latin ruga).[6]
Places of interest
[edit]- The chapel of the Holy Spirit (1440–1514) is one of the finest examples of flamboyant gothic in Picardie.
- The bell tower, which in 2005 was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other belfries of Belgium and France because of their architecture and testimony to the rise of municipal power in the region.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus : les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026..
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Jacques Garnier, Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Somme, tome 2, Archives départementales de la Somme, p. 242, vue 124/267.
- ↑ Lire le dictionnaire topographique en ligne sur le site des archives départementales de la Somme.
- ↑ Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France, Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, 1979, Paris, ISBN 2-85023-076-6, p. 579a.
- ↑ "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
External links
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