Falvy Explained
| Falvy |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Falvy 80.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Péronne |
| Canton: | Ham |
| Insee: | 80300 |
| Postal Code: | 80190 |
| Mayor: | Frédéric Lecomte[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Est de la Somme |
| Coordinates: | 49.825°N 2.9597°W |
| Elevation M: | 60 |
| Elevation Min M: | 51 |
| Elevation Max M: | 91 |
| Area Km2: | 6.32 |
Falvy (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Falvy is situated on the D103 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some 19miles west of Saint-Quentin.
History
Falvy originated as a Gaulish village. Known by different names over the centuries :Fala, Falvicum in 1135, Phalevi in 1146, then Fallevy or Falevi sur Somme and finally FalvyPrinciple events :
- In the 12th century, Raoul I de Nesle, seigneur of both Nesle and Falvy, gave the windmill of Falvy-sur-Somme to the church at Saint-Quentin.
- 1629 and Louis XIII dismantles the château, a medieval fortress
- On 22 November 1916, fighter-ace-pilot Georges Guynemer claimed his 23rd victim at Falvy.
- On 9 August 1918, the bridge at Falvy was attacked by Lieutenant James Alfred Keating, an American volunteer in the RFC. He won the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Places of interest
- The church of Saint Benoite has dimensions that are relative to a time when the population was larger. Its origin was as a chapel to the chateau. It was victim of revolutionary vandalism in 1792, losing much of its embellishment and harmony by such destruction.
- The lake
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
