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Picquigny | |
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 The church in Picquigny | |
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| Coordinates:49°56′42″N2°08′41″E / 49.945°N 2.1447°E /49.945; 2.1447 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
| Intercommunality | CC Nièvre et Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | José Herbet[1] |
Area 1 | 10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,273 |
| • Density | 123.5/km2 (319.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80622 /80310 |
| Elevation | 11–107 m (36–351 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Picquigny (French pronunciation:[pikiɲi]) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Picquigny is situated at the junction of the N235, the D141 and D3 roads, on the banks of the riverSomme, some 8 miles (13 km) northwest (and downstream) ofAmiens.Picquigny station has rail connections to Amiens and Abbeville.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,309 | — |
| 1975 | 1,322 | +0.14% |
| 1982 | 1,381 | +0.63% |
| 1990 | 1,397 | +0.14% |
| 1999 | 1,386 | −0.09% |
| 2007 | 1,382 | −0.04% |
| 2012 | 1,363 | −0.28% |
| 2017 | 1,337 | −0.38% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Already established as aGallic settlement before theRomans arrived, aGallo-Roman cemetery was discovered in 1895 in the area known asLes Vignes.[4]
Known through the ages by various names, in 942 asPinquigniacum,Pinconii castrum in 1066 andPinchiniacum in 1110, then asPinkeni,Pinkinei andPecquigny .[5]
After the defeat of theHuns atLihons-en-Santerre, the inhabitants ofAmiens, who had helped the barbarians, took refuge in the castle of Picquigny, to hide from the vengeance ofDagobert, where they were then besieged by him.[6]
On 17 December 942,Arnulf I, Count of Flanders andWilliam I, Duke of Normandy came to Picquigny to sign a peace treaty. They met on a small island in the Somme, having both left their armies behind. After the meeting, William left but was then assassinated by Arnulf's supporters.
As early as the 14th century, the town had commune status and a county judge. In 1307, severalTemplars were arrested and imprisoned in the dungeons of the château by order ofPhilip IV of France,
FollowingEdward IV of England's invasion of France in 1475 toclaim the French throne,Louis XI bought off Edward at theTreaty of Picquigny with a cash payment of an annual sum of fifty thousandcrowns and the promise not to support his domestic enemies. Edward then withdrew his army.[7]
In 1547,Henry II of France established a market, on every second Monday of the month.
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