Coisy Explained

Coisy
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Amiens
Canton:Amiens-2
Insee:80202
Postal Code:80260
Mayor:Claude Deflesselle[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Coordinates:49.9606°N 2.3283°W
Elevation M:110
Elevation Min M:71
Elevation Max M:129
Area Km2:6.08

Coisy (in French pronounced as /kwazi/; Coésy) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Coisy is situated on the D11a between the D11 and the N25, some 5miles north of Amiens.

History

Coisy is first mentioned in the 12th century, when it was under the jurisdiction of the seigneurs of Beauquesne.

A Benedictine priory was established at the hamlet of Flesserolles in 1156, under Anchin Abbey.

By the end of the 14th century, Coisy was governed by the Bureau de la Rivière.

Protestant assemblies were set up in 1570.

Marshall Biron and his troops stopped here in 1597, during the French Wars of Religion.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.