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.
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.
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).