Becquigny, Somme
Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
Becquigny (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Becquigny is a small village on the left bank of the river Avre. Situated on the D214 road, some Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Amiens.
Population
<templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".
History
- Archeological investigations have found Gallo-Roman traces in the village.
- The town, mentioned for the first time in 1119, was rebuilt after being destroyed in 1163. It belonged to the Abbey of Saint Corneille of Compiègne, and the Roye family were at sometime lords of the manor.
- As with many towns of the Somme, Becquigny underwent the ravages of World War I.
Places and monuments
- In the cemetery are the ruins of a magnificent chapel that once belonged to the Order of the Templars. The 12th century gate is a fine example of Romanesque architecture.
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Navbox".