Rue, Somme

Rue
Chapelle du Saint-Esprit in Rue
Rue
Location within Picardy region Rue
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Rue
Intercommunality	Authie-Maye
Government
• Mayor (2013–2014)	Philippe Mas
Area1	29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,211
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Rue is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Rue is situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Abbeville, on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
2937	2952	3122	3170	2942	3075	3211
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

First known in the 9th century, when Vikings, from Rye, Denmark (pronounced "Ru"), first settled here. It would not have been much more than a group of huts in the marshes. Some local family names have Danish origins.

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.

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  Rue, Somme

• Beffroi de Rue.JPG

  The Belfry at Rue

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See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Le Chateau du Broutel

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of the commune
• Rue on the Quid website (French)