Poix-de-Picardie

Poix-de-Picardie
Poix-de-Picardie
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Poix-de-Picardie
Coordinates: 49°46′36″N 1°59′07″E / 49.7767°N 1.9853°E / 49.7767; 1.9853Coordinates: 49°46′36″N 1°59′07″E / 49.7767°N 1.9853°E / 49.7767; 1.9853
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacky Petigny
Area1	11.66 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,370
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80630 /80290
Elevation	94–190 m (308–623 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 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.

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

The commune is situated at the junction of the N1 and N29 roads, some 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Amiens, at the bottom of a rather steep-sided valley, confined by Normandy to the south and Picardie to the north. The commune has rail access, linking with the Rouen / Amiens network via the TER.

The Tyrrel, or Tirel family were Lords of Poix from the twelfth to the fifteenth century. The most famous member of this family was Walter Tirel, who killed King William Rufus of England, son of William the Conqueror; whether it was an accident or an assassination has never been established. Walter's grandson Hugh Tyrrel, baron of Castleknock, played a prominent role in the Norman Conquest of Ireland and in the Third Crusade.

Church porch

The military cemetery.

The railway viaduct, under repair after destruction during World War I