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Fontaine-sur-Somme

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Fontaine-sur-Somme
Location of Fontaine-sur-Somme
Map
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonHallencourt
IntercommunalityRégion d'Hallencourt
Government
 • MayorGérard Leroy
Area
1
15.18 km2 (5.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
532
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80328 /80510
Elevation7–102 m (23–335 ft)
(avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontaine-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D3 road, some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Abbeville on the left bank of the river Somme.

Main sights

  • The church at Vieulaines
  • Stone cross
  • The lakes
  • War memorial

See also

References