Rue, Somme

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Coordinates: 50°16′23″N 1°40′07″E / 50.2730555556, 1.66861111111

Commune of Rue
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Rue
Mayor	Serge Deschamps (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	2 m–12 m (avg. 9 m)
Land area¹	29,06 km²
Population² (1999)	3,075
- Density	105/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80688/ 80120
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Rue is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 History 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A large town, situated some 15 miles north of Abbeville, on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
2937	2952	3122	3170	2942	3075
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

First known in the 9th century, when Vikings, from Ry, Denmark (pronounced "Ru"), first settled here. It would not have been much more than a group of huts in the marshes. Some local family names have Danish origins.

[edit] Places of interest

The chapel of the Holy Spirit (1440-1514) is one of the finest examples of flamboyant gothic in Picardie.

The Belltower.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Official website of the commune
• Rue on the Insee website (French)
• Rue on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 19th 2008.