Abbéville

Abbeville

The belfry, entrance to the Boucher-de-Perthes Museum ()

Coat of arms

Abbeville

Location within Hauts-de-France region

Abbeville

Coordinates: 50°06′21″N 1°50′09″E / 50.1058°N 01.8358°ECoordinates: 50°06′21″N 1°50′09″E / 50.1058°N 01.8358°E

Country

Abbeville

Government

• Mayor (2014-2020)

Nicolas Dumont

Area¹

26.42 km² (10.20 sq mi)

Population (2012)²

24,237

• Density

920/km² (2,400/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

80001 / 80100

Elevation

2–76 m (6.6–249.3 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Abbeville (French pronunciation: [ab.vil]) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

It is one of the chef-lieus of the arrondissement of Somme, and on the River Somme. It was the capital of Ponthieu. Its inhabitants are called the Abbevillois.

Abbeville is located on the Somme River, 20 km (12 mi) from its modern mouth in the English Channel. The majority of the town is located on the east bank of the Somme, as well as on an island. It is located at the head of the Abbeville Canal, and is 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Amiens and approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Paris. It is also 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) as the crow flies from the Bay of Somme () and the English Channel. In the medieval period, it was the lowest crossing point on the Somme and it was nearby that Edward III's army crossed shortly before the Battle of Crécy in 1346.

Just halfway between Rouen and Lille, it is the historical capital of the County of Ponthieu () and maritime Picardy.

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