Hornoy le Bourg

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Country France Department Somme Intercommunality Sud-Ouest Amiénois Area 51.23 km² Arrondissement Amiens		Region Hauts-de-France Canton Hornoy-le-Bourg Population (2006) 1,668 Local time Tuesday 9:16 PM

Weather 9°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 84% Humidity

Hornoy-le-Bourg is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Map of 80640 Hornoy-le-Bourg, France

The commune is situated at the junction of the D18 and D211 roads, some 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Amiens.

It is the second largest commune of the Somme (by area).

The church

The market hall

The war memorial

Countess of Dompierre d'Hornoy, Marquise of Florian, née Marie-Elisabeth Mignot, niece of Voltaire, was buried here in 1771.

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, poet, often stayed at Hornoy.

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