Domart-sur-la-Luce explained

Domart-sur-la-Luce
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Domart-sur-la-Luce 80.svg
Arrondissement:Montdidier
Canton:Moreuil
Insee:80242
Postal Code:80110
Mayor:Joël Wallet[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Avre Luce Noye
Coordinates:49.817°N 2.483°W
Elevation M:46
Elevation Min M:32
Elevation Max M:104
Area Km2:8.59

Domart-sur-la-Luce (in French pronounced as /dɔmaʁ syʁ la lys/; Domart-su-l’Luce) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D934 road, on the banks of the Luce, some 14miles southeast of Amiens.

History

Domart is sited on an old Roman road, known as the ‘chaussée d'Agrippa’ (Agrippa way), named after the general and politician. The road ran between Amiens and Noyon.
Known from writings of 1105, the first seigneur of Domart appears in 1154, called Ibert or Aubert. His château, now all but disappeared, was home to the seigneurs of Domart until the end of the 18th century, as well as to the Princes of Savoy.

At the time of the French Revolution, there were nearly 700 inhabitants of Domart.As with so many villages in this area of France, Domart was practically destroyed during World War I.

See also

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.