Saint-Fuscien is a commune

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

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 in northern France

France

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The name of the commune in picard

Picard

Picard may refer to:* a native of, or anything originating in, Picardy* the Picard language, a Langue d'oïl and one of the languages of France* A member of the Picards, a religious sect in the fifteenth century...

 is Saint-Fuschien.

Geography

The commune is situated some 3 miles (5 km) south of Amiens

Amiens

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...

, on the D7 road.

History

The commune's name is derived from Saint Fuscian (Fuscien, Fulcian) (3rd century), who is said to have been buried in the area, along with Saints Gentian and Victoricus (Victorice).

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
363	431	687	1026	1031	966	911
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church. Burnt down by arsonists in February 2005, restoration began in 2008.

Coat of arms (Blason)

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	Saint-Fuscien D'azur aux troés keuvrons d'érgint aveuc troés étoéles d'or.