Gamaches
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Gamaches (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Gamaches is situated on the D1015, on the banks of the river Bresle, the border with Seine-Maritime, some Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Abbeville.
Huge lakes to the west of the town are a paradise for naturalists, anglers and water sports enthusiasts.
History
- 1471 Louis XI and the Burgundians wage war in and around the town. A year or so later, Charles the Bold ravaged Picardy in the continuing battle with Burgundy. The plague decimated not only the troops but also the local populace.
- Glass bottles have been manufactured in Gamaches since 1922.[2]
Population
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Places of interest
- The war memorial[3]
- The thirteenth century church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, with its flamboyant gothic tower, is the result of successive architectural influences.
- The old railway line, opened in 1872 and closed in 1993 [4]
Center
- The lakes
See also
References
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