Ramburelles

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Coordinates: 49°58′05″N 1°42′38″E / 49.9680555556, 1.71055555556

Commune of Ramburelles

Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Administration
Country France
Region Picardie
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Gamaches
Mayor Michel Dubus
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 104 m–133 m
(avg. 130 m)
Land area¹ 4,59 km²
Population²
(1999)
210
 - Density 45/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 80662/ 80140
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Ramburelles is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

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[edit] Geography

Situated on the D263 road, some 10 miles southwest of Abbeville.

[edit] Population

Population Growth
1926 1931 1936 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
222 214 221 200 213 228 211 231 210
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

  • In 1218, Bishop Evrard puts the parish under the deanship of Oisemont
  • In the 14th century, it came under the provost of the Vimeu.
  • Before leaving, in 1944, the Germans burnt down the school and the chateau.
  • In 1922, the local council agreed to the installation of a telephone kiosk[1] . It wasn’t working until 1924
Event from after World War I
Event from after World War I


  • In 1922 and 1923, electrification came to the village. Public buildings waited until 1929.
  • In 1932, the local council agreed to provide a fresh water supply to the commune. It wasn’t completed until 1953.
  • in 1948, the roads of the commune were covered in tarmac for the first time.

[edit] Places of interest

  • The traces of a castle can be seen in pastureland near the village.
  • The 16th century church, completed in 1536
  • The château
  • The war memorial, from 1922
  • Ancient wells, used until clean water was supplied to the village.


  • The school. It was planned in 1878 and built soon after

[edit] People with links to the commune

Front page of Les hommes d'aujourd'hui in 1870
Front page of Les hommes d'aujourd'hui in 1870


  • Paul Eugène Delattre (1830 - 1898). Lawyer, politician, writer

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Travail collectif de la Coopérative scolaire de Ramburelles