Longpré-les-Corps-Saints | |
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  Longpré-les-Corps-Saints  Longpré-les-Corps-Saints | |
| Coordinates:50°01′00″N1°59′00″E / 50.0167°N 1.9833°E /50.0167; 1.9833 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Gamaches |
| Intercommunality | CA Baie de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Robert Debray[1] |
Area 1 | 8.06 km2 (3.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,500 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80488 /80510 |
| Elevation | 6–98 m (20–322 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Longpré-les-Corps-Saints (French pronunciation:[lɔ̃pʁelekɔʁsɛ̃]) is acommune inSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Situated on the D3 and D216 junction and on the banks of the riverSomme, surrounded by peat fen, some 12 miles (19 km) southeast ofAbbeville.Longpré-les-Corps-Saints station, on the railway fromParis toBoulogne-sur-Mer, has rail connections to Amiens and Abbeville.
An earlier local railway,[3] once carriedfreight and some passengers. It opened in 1872 and closed in 1993.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,902 | — |
| 1975 | 1,857 | −0.34% |
| 1982 | 1,641 | −1.75% |
| 1990 | 1,519 | −0.96% |
| 1999 | 1,561 | +0.30% |
| 2007 | 1,678 | +0.91% |
| 2012 | 1,676 | −0.02% |
| 2017 | 1,660 | −0.19% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Les Corps Saints is named after the thousands of supposedly holy relics (the bones of saints, pieces of the ‘true cross’ etc.) brought back byCrusaders from theHoly Land. The region was quite wealthy, thanks to the exploitation of thepeat, found here in abundance.[5]
A collegial church was established here, and by the 13th century had attracted the attention of Popes, notablyInnocent III andGregory IX who granted it their protection. It was called at that time "Longpré -les-Corps-Saints". The relics would be promenaded through the streets, a practice which still goes on nowadays.
Longpré was burnt down twice by the English during theHundred Years War, the first time just before theBattle of Crécy, the second time before theBattle of Agincourt.
Pope Eugene IV had the badly damaged church rebuilt in 1437.[6]
During theWars of Religion, to avoid theHuguenots, the inhabitants of Longpré ran way. The clergy of the collegial church, thecanons, took refuge at Saint-Vulfran’s abbey in Abbeville. Afterward, the collegial chapter was restored, but it was never as great as in its earlier days. By the time of theFrench Revolution, there were only 10 canons.
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On 28 December 1870, during theFranco-Prussian War, the Germans fought and killed 8 and wounded 15 combatants and civilians. 60 French prisoners were taken
From 28 May to 6 June 1940, French troops were engaged in defending the town against the panzers of GeneralRommel. The town was reduced to rubble. 90% of the town was destroyed and thespire of the church collapsed.
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