Rue | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason rue 80.svg |
Arrondissement: | Abbeville |
Canton: | Rue |
Intercommunality: | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
Insee: | 80688 |
Postal Code: | 80120 |
Mayor: | Jacky Thueux[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 50.2731°N 1.6686°W |
Elevation M: | 9 |
Elevation Min M: | 2 |
Elevation Max M: | 12 |
Area Km2: | 29.06 |
Rue (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Rue is situated some 15miles north of Abbeville, on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads. Rue station has rail connections to Amiens, Calais and Paris.
The place is first mentioned as Rua in 1042 (diplôme Henrici Regis Gall. Christ, then Rugua in 1090 - 1110, Rue in 1184.[2] [3]
Medieval place name meaning "street" in French (French word rue is ultimately from Latin ruga).[4]