Hornoy-le-Bourg
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Hornoy-le-Bourg is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
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It is the second largest commune of the Somme (by area).
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
department in Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
The commune is situated at the junction of the D18 and D211 roads, some 16 miles (26 km) southwest of AmiensAmiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
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It is the second largest commune of the Somme (by area).
Places of interest
- The church
- The market hall
- The war memorial
Personalities
- Countess of Dompierre d'Hornoy, Marquise of Florian, née Marie-Elisabeth Mignot, niece of VoltaireVoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
, was buried here in 1771. - Jean-Pierre Claris de FlorianJean-Pierre Claris de FlorianJean-Pierre Claris de Florian was a French poet and romance writer.-Life:...
, poet, often stayed at Hornoy.