Frise, Somme

Frise
Frise
Location within Picardy region Frise
Coordinates: 49°56′32″N 2°49′09″E / 49.9422°N 2.8192°E / 49.9422; 2.8192Coordinates: 49°56′32″N 2°49′09″E / 49.9422°N 2.8192°E / 49.9422; 2.8192
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Bray-sur-Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Michel Richard
Area¹	6.15 km² (2.37 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	181
• Density	29/km² (76/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80367 / 80340
Elevation	41–99 m (135–325 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Frise is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Church of Frise in 1916, after the Battle of the Somme.

Geography

Frise is situated by the banks of the river Somme, on the D471 road, some 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Frise, Somme
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	137	145	112	131	129	158	181
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

In the Middle Ages the village exploited the peat of the surrounding marshy lands. With so much fresh water, the fishing was, and still is very good in this aquatic environment.
Frise was on the front line for much of the First World War, notably the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The outline of trenches and shell holes is still visible today.

References

INSEE

External links

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