Saigneville

Saigneville
Commune
Saigneville
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Saigneville
Coordinates: 50°08′17″N 1°42′45″E / 50.1381°N 1.7125°E / 50.1381; 1.7125Coordinates: 50°08′17″N 1°42′45″E / 50.1381°N 1.7125°E / 50.1381; 1.7125
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Abbeville-2
Intercommunality	CA Baie de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacquy Longuein
Area1	12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	406
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80691 /80230
Elevation	2–59 m (6.6–193.6 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 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.

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

Prior to construction of the Canal de la Somme, Saigneville stood at the southern end of a ford across the Somme estuary. Known as Blanchetaque for the white stones marking the way, the ford became the site of the Battle of Blanchetaque in 1346, during the Hundred Years' War.

Saigneville is situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Abbeville, on the D3 road, near the Somme canal.