Rue, Somme
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Rue | |
|---|---|
 Chapelle du Saint-Esprit in Rue | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rue | |
  Rue  Rue | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′23″N 1°40′07″E / 50.2731°N 1.6686°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Rue |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Thueux[1] |
Area 1 | 29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,987 |
| • Density | 102.8/km2 (266.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80688 /80120 |
| Elevation | 2–12 m (6.6–39.4 ft) (avg. 9 m or 30 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rue (French pronunciation: [ʁy] ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The belfry
Hospice Chapel
Medieval House
Saint Wulphy Church
Town Hall
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Rue is situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Abbeville, on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads. Rue station has rail connections to Amiens, Calais and Paris.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,952 | — |
| 1975 | 3,122 | +0.80% |
| 1982 | 3,170 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 2,942 | −0.93% |
| 1999 | 3,075 | +0.49% |
| 2007 | 3,102 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 3,121 | +0.12% |
| 2017 | 3,101 | −0.13% |
| 2023 | 2,987 | −0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Toponymy
Places of interest
- The chapel of the Holy Spirit (1440–1514) is one of the finest examples of flamboyant gothic in Picardie.
- The bell tower, which in 2005 was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other belfries of Belgium and France because of their architecture and testimony to the rise of municipal power in the region.[7]
