Hescamps
Encyclopedia
Hescamps is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
.
The Plateau Picard near the border between the departments of the Somme
, the Oise
and the Seine-Maritime
, easily accessible via the old national road 15a (now DR 1015) and 319 (now DR 919), or by Highway A29 .
It is located within walking distance of train stations in St. Segrée and Fouilloy
.
The common Hescamps is constituted by the four former municipalities of the Somme in 1972:
-Agnières
-Frettemolle
-Souplicourt.
The stream of Évoissons rises to Handicourt.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
department in Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
Hescamps is situated on the D257 road, some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of AmiensAmiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
.
The Plateau Picard near the border between the departments of the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
, the Oise
Oise
Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
and the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
, easily accessible via the old national road 15a (now DR 1015) and 319 (now DR 919), or by Highway A29 .
It is located within walking distance of train stations in St. Segrée and Fouilloy
Fouilloy
Fouilloy is the name of the following communes in France:* Fouilloy, Oise, in the Oise department* Fouilloy, Somme, in the Somme department...
.
The common Hescamps is constituted by the four former municipalities of the Somme in 1972:
-Agnières
Agnières
Agnières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A small farming village located 10 miles northwest of Arras, by the banks of the river Scarpe, at the D49 and D75E road junction.-Population:...
-Frettemolle
-Souplicourt.
The stream of Évoissons rises to Handicourt.