Maisnières
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Maisnières
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| Coordinates: 50°00′58″N 1°37′02″E / 50.0161°N 1.6172°ECoordinates: 50°00′58″N 1°37′02″E / 50.0161°N 1.6172°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Gamaches |
| Intercommunality | CC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Bernard Thiebault |
| Area1 | 12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 516 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80500 /80220 |
| Elevation | 39–116 m (128–381 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Maisnières (or Maisnières-en-Vimeu ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The commune is situated on the D22 and D190 crossroads, some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Abbeville. The commune is traversed by the Vimeuse river, a small tributary of the Bresle River. Access to the A28 autoroute is about 5 miles (8.0 km) distant.
The commune comprises seven inhabited areas. Courtieux, Ferme Touvent, Visse, Monchelet, Handrechy, Harcelaines and Maisnières.
In 879, the Normans were pillaging the Vimeu region, but were defeated in 881 by Louis III of France at the Battle of Saucourt, at the very gates of Maisnières. All the towns of the Vimeu were then fortified to try to keep out the Normans. In 1459, the château and ownership of Maisnières was sold to the abbey of Corbie for about 220 écus d'or. The abbots of Corbie, as masters of Maisnières, collected tithes and were also responsible for justice.
Maisnières cultivated hops in the 17th century.
A century later, the hamlets of Courtieux, Harcelaines and Monchelet were joined into the one parish.
The railway arrived in 1872, as part of the line serving Frévent to Gamaches.
A single-storey schoolhouse was built in 1878. A second floor was added in 1954 so that two classes could be taught separately. The school was used as a billet for Australian troops during World War I, as was the château.
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