Estrées-Mons Explained

Estrées-Mons
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Péronne
Canton:Péronne
Insee:80557
Postal Code:80200
Mayor:Christian Picard[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Haute Somme
Coordinates:49.8789°N 3.0075°W
Elevation M:85
Elevation Min M:56
Elevation Max M:102
Area Km2:15.3

Estrées-Mons (Picard: Étrée-Mon) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The municipality was formed in 1973 from the merger of Estrées-en-Chaussée and Mons-en-Chaussée.

It is one of many villages in the north of France bearing the name Estrées. The etymology of the name is from strata (cognate of English "street"), the word for the stone-layered Roman roads in the area (some of which turned into modern highways). Hence Estreti, village on the road which developed into Estrées.

Geography

The commune is situated on the N29 road, 16km (10miles) west-northwest of Saint-Quentin.

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.