Somme is a French département, named after the Somme River, located in the north of France. It is part of the région of Picardie.

The Somme was the site of many great battles of World War I with a number of monuments to soldiers from various countries. It is now used as a graveyard for the many soldiers killed on the battlefield.

History

• Battle of the Somme (1916)
• First Battle of the Somme (1918)
• Second Battle of the Somme (1918)

See also

• Somme river
• Amiens
• Cambrai
• Cantons of the Somme département
• Communes of the Somme département
• Arrondissements of the Somme département

External links

• Préfecture of Somme website (in French)
• General council's website (in French)
• Pictures from the Somme (in French)

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