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词条 Airaines
释义

  1. Geography

     Hamlets and neighbourhoods 

  2. Population

  3. History

  4. Places and monuments

  5. People

  6. Twin towns

  7. See also

  8. References

  9. External links

{{Infobox French commune
|name = Airaines
|commune status = Commune
|image = Airaines panorama (avec église St-Denis) 1.jpg
|caption = A rooftop view of Airaines, with the church of St-Denis
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Airaines(80).svg
|arrondissement = Amiens
|canton = Ailly-sur-Somme
|INSEE = 80013
|postal code = 80270
|mayor = Albert Noblesse
|term = 2014-2020
|intercommunality = Somme Sud-Ouest
|coordinates = {{coord|49.9658|1.9442|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 49
|elevation min m = 15
|elevation max m = 116
|area km2 = 24.88
|population = 2371
|population date = 2016
}}

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

Geography

The commune is situated {{Convert|30|km|0|abbr=on}} north west of Amiens,about {{Convert|30|km|0|abbr=on}} south of Abbeville, at the junction of the D901 and D936 roads.

Hamlets and neighbourhoods

  • Dourier : Originally a hamlet to the northeast of the town, now a suburb.
  • Dreuil-Hamel : Stretching out to the west, sprinkled with orchards and meadows, this commune was once separate. By decree of 26 September 1972 it was joined with Airaines in a simple merger.

Population

{{Historical populations
|align=left
|2006|2101
|2007|2153
|2008|2207
|2009|2254
|2010|2304
|2011|2354
|2012|2363
|2013|2366
|2014|2368
|2015|2369
|2016|2371
}}{{clear-left}}

History

  • In earlier times, the town flourished, due mainly to the importance of the castle of the dukes of Luynes.
  • During World War II, the town was subject to much destruction in June 1940. The Market hall was destroyed.
  • The years 1985-2000 saw the closure of several important economical activities, resulting in high unemployment

Places and monuments

  • Saint-Denis church
  • The Priory (Notre Dame church)
  • Dreuil-Hamel church, abandoned and in danger of collapsing
  • The towers of the dukes of Luynes
  • The memorial to Charles N'Tchoréré
  • A monument aux morts with sculptural work by Albert Dominique Roze

People

Charles N'Tchoréré (15 November 1896 - 1940) was a Gabonese military commander who was shot by the Germans in World War II during the battle for France.

Twin towns

  • {{Flagicon|GER}} Kriftel, Germany

See also

  • Communes of the Somme department
  • Monument aux Morts (Western Somme)

References

  • INSEE

External links

{{Commons category|Airaines}}

(All French language)

  • The Priory website
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721114459/http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail Airaines on the website of Quid]
  • Position of Airaines on a French map{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • Official municipal website
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1 : Communes of Somme (department)

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