Surcamps Explained
| Surcamps |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Amiens |
| Canton: | Flixecourt |
| Insee: | 80742 |
| Postal Code: | 80620 |
| Mayor: | Dominique Boullet[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Nièvre et Somme |
| Coordinates: | 50.0703°N 2.0756°W |
| Elevation M: | 110 |
| Elevation Min M: | 63 |
| Elevation Max M: | 117 |
| Area Km2: | 2.97 |
Surcamps (in French pronounced as /syʁkɑ̃/) is a commune located in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, northern France.
Geography
Surcamps is situated 10miles southeast of Amiens, on the D216e road, by the side of the old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut.
Places of interest
- The nineteenth century church
- Traces of Gallo-Roman settlements
- The wood of Coroy, where the well-preserved remains of a Nazi V1 rocket launch site is situated. Built by French prisoners in the summer of 1943, it was bombed 12 times by the Allies from December 1943 until April 1944.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- Source : Quotidien Le Courrier Picard, édition de la Somme, du 4 novembre 2007.
