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The arrondissement of Péronne is an arrondissement of France in the Somme department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 208 communes . [2] Its population is 94,895 (2016), and its area is 1,484.6 km 2 (573.2 sq mi).
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26–35 m (85–115 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Péronne-en-Mélantois ( French pronunciation: [peʁɔn ɑ̃ melɑ̃twa]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Péronne may refer to: Places. Péronne, Saône-et-Loire, France; Péronne, Somme, France Château de Péronne; Arrondissement of Péronne; Canton of Péronne; Péronne-en-Mélantois, France; Péronnes-lez-Binche, Hainaut, Belgium; People. Peronne Goguillon (died 1679), alleged French witch; See also. Siege of Péronne, 1870–1871
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Péronne is situated in the old region of Santerre, home of the early French kings. It is located in the Somme valley. The autoroutes A1 and A16 pass close by. The national road, the N17, traverses the town.
On a hill, dominating the Somme river and its lakes, Péronne was a well-fortified place during the early Middle Ages. The ramparts were built in the 9th century. All that remains today of the ancient fortress is the Porte de Bretagne. Few towns have been as involved in the history of France, few towns so often devastated, as Péronne. Burned and pil...
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Péronne: Destroyed between 1914 and 1918, then slightly damaged in 1944, the west front, is built in "gothique flamboyant" style.In front of the church stands the statue of Marie Fouré, a local heroine.Danicourt Museum (named for former mayor Charles Alfred Danicourt), founded in the Hôtel-de-ville in 1877, is the only museum of the Somme to have been pillaged and destroyed by the Germans between...The city of Péronne is equally known for its "Monument to the Dead", the work of the architect Louis Faille, representing a Picardy woman with clenched fist raised above the body of her son or husb...Péronne is twinnedwith: 1. Blackburn, England 2. Altena, Germany 3. Salobreña, Spain 4. Albany, Australia
Arrondissement: Péronne: Kanton: Péronne: Coördinaten: Algemeen Oppervlakte: 14,16 km² Inwoners (1 januari 2021) 7.291 (515 inw./km²) Hoogte: 47 - 117 m: Burgemeester Gautier Maes (Onafhankelijk) (2020-2026) Overig Postcode: 80200 INSEE-code 80620 Website ville-peronne.fr: Foto's Gemeentehuis Hôtel de ville van Péronne
The Canton of Péronne is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography [ edit ] The canton is organised around the commune of Péronne , in the arrondissement of Péronne .
Péronne-en-Mélantois. Péronne-en-Mélantois is a commune in the Nord department in northern France part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. [1] / 50.5683°N 3.1694°E / 50.5683; 3.1694. 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
