| Montauban-de-Picardie | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Péronne |
| Canton: | Albert |
| Insee: | 80560 |
| Postal Code: | 80300 |
| Mayor: | Annabel Paruch[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Coordinates: | 50.0072°N 2.78°W |
| Elevation M: | 139 |
| Elevation Min M: | 89 |
| Elevation Max M: | 143 |
| Area Km2: | 7.67 |
Montauban-de-Picardie (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃tobɑ̃ də pikaʁdi/, literally Montauban of Picardie; Montaubin-d'Picardie) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Its inhabitants are called Montalbanais in French.[2]
The commune is situated on the D64 road, some 20miles northeast of Amiens.
The village lies on the First World War battlefield of the Somme. Montauban lay close behind the German front-line and was turned into a fortified strongpoint. On 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme, the village was seized by the British 30th Division in one of the few successful British advances of the day. In the village itself there is a monument to the Liverpool and Manchester 'Pals', who, as part of the 30th Division, were the first to reach the village.