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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

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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.

Contents

Map of 80640 Hornoy-le-Bourg, France

Geography

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).

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 Voltaire, was buried here in 1771.
  • Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, poet, often stayed at Hornoy.

    • References

    Hornoy-le-Bourg Wikipedia
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