Froissy (La Neuville-lès-Bray) explained

Froissy
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:France#France Hauts-de-France
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:France
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Hauts-de-France
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Somme
Subdivision Type3:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name3:Péronne
Subdivision Type4:Canton
Subdivision Name4:Albert
Subdivision Type5:Intercommunality
Subdivision Name5:Pays du Coquelicot
Subdivision Type6:Municipality
Subdivision Name6:La Neuville-lès-Bray
Elevation M:80
Population As Of:2001
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:49.9228°N 2.7258°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:80340

Froissy (in French pronounced as /fʁwasi/) is a village and hameau, part of the municipality (commune) of La Neuville-lès-Bray, in the department of Somme, Hauts-de-France, northern France.

Geography

The village is located in a meander of the river Somme, few km in south of La Neuville-lès-Bray and Bray-sur-Somme. It is crossed in the middle by the Canal de la Somme and, in south-east of it, is located a railway station of a touristic railway. Froissy is from Albert, from Péronne, from Amiens, from Lille and from Paris.

Village's main roads are the Route de Roye, part of the D329 departmental road, and Rue du Port, running through the northern shore of the canal.

Main sights

See main article: Froissy Dompierre Light Railway. Froissy is the western terminus of the Froissy Dompierre Light Railway (also named P'tit Train de la Haute Somme), a heritage and touristic narrow gauge railway. In Froissy station is located a museum, the Musée des chemins de fer Militaires et Industriels[1] (Military and Industrial railways Museum).

Notes and References

  1. http://appeva.perso.neuf.fr/museum.htm Museum infos at APPEVA website