Country France Department Somme Canton Conty Area 8.98 km² | Region Hauts-de-France Arrondissement Amiens Intercommunality Canton of Conty Local time Thursday 9:02 PM | |
Weather 12°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 73% Humidity |
Monsures is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Map of 80160 Monsures, France
Geography
Monsures is situated on the D210 and the D109 roads, some 16 miles (26 km) south of Amiens, in the southernmost point of the département, in the valley of the Selle river and surrounded by woods and forests. Junction 7 of the A16 autoroute is just 4 miles (6 km) away
History
A fort existed here at the end of the 9th century. Originally known as ‘’Monsulae’’, in the 12th century, it belonged to the seigneurs of the nearby commune of Conty.
The Beauvais – Amiens railway line once passed through the commune. Used for freight and passengers from 1876 until 1939, but never reopened following World War II.
On 14 May 1923, a Farman F.60 Goliath of Air Union crashed at Monsures following structural failure of a wing in flight. All six people on board were killed.