Noyelles-sur-Mer
Encyclopedia
Noyelles-sur-Mer is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
, on the D11 and D40 junction, some 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Abbeville
.
at Noyelles, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, which formed part of the Réseau des Bains de Mer system. A dual gauge
line goes to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
, and a metre gauge
line continues on to Cayeux
. Another metre gauge line goes to Le Crotoy
. A further metre gauge line, now closed, went to Forest-l'Abbaye
, where it connected with the line between Abbeville
and Dompierre-sur-Authie
.
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...
.
Geography
Noyelles-sur-Mer is situated on the coast, facing the English ChannelEnglish Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
, on the D11 and D40 junction, some 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Abbeville
Abbeville
Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Location:Abbeville is located on the Somme River, from its modern mouth in the English Channel, and northwest of Amiens...
.
Railways
Noyelles has a station on the Boulogne - Amiens line. There is also a heritage railwayHeritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
at Noyelles, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, which formed part of the Réseau des Bains de Mer system. A dual gauge
Dual gauge
A dual-gauge or mixed-gauge railway has railway track that allows trains of different gauges to use the same track. Generally, a dual-gauge railway consists of three rails, rather than the standard two rails. The two outer rails give the wider gauge, while one of the outer rails and the inner rail...
line goes to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department. The village is a popular tourist destination because of its medieval character and ramparts, Gothic church and long waterside boardwalk.-Geography:...
, and a metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
line continues on to Cayeux
Cayeux-sur-Mer
Cayeux-sur-Mer is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is a seaside town, situated on the D102 road, some northwest of Abbeville.-Population:-Places of interest:...
. Another metre gauge line goes to Le Crotoy
Le Crotoy
Le Crotoy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France. The inhabitants are known as Crotellois-Geography:Le Crotoy is situated on the D143 and D71 crossroads, on the estuary of the river Somme, some northwest of Abbeville....
. A further metre gauge line, now closed, went to Forest-l'Abbaye
Forest-l'Abbaye
Forest-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D105 road, on the edge of the forest of Crécy, some north of Abbeville.-History:...
, where it connected with the line between Abbeville
Abbeville
Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Location:Abbeville is located on the Somme River, from its modern mouth in the English Channel, and northwest of Amiens...
and Dompierre-sur-Authie
Dompierre-sur-Authie
Dompierre-sur-Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It is slowly depopulating like most of the countryside towns of this region, with the last shop and last hairdresser in the village having closed in the 1990s...
.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 894 | 939 | 908 | 813 | 802 | 742 | 860 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The preserved railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
- The Chinese cemetery, in the village of Nolette, where 838 Chinese workers are buried. Recruited by the British as part of the Chinese Labour CorpsChinese Labour CorpsThe Chinese Labour Corps was a force of workers recruited by the British government in World War I to support the troops by performing support work and manual labor.-History:...
between 1917 and 1919 during and after the First World War, for the most part, they died of Spanish fluSpanish fluThe 1918 flu pandemic was an influenza pandemic, and the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus . It was an unusually severe and deadly pandemic that spread across the world. Historical and epidemiological data are inadequate to identify the geographic origin...
.
See also
- Communes of the Somme department
- Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
- Réseau des Bains de Mer