- Roye, Somme
French commune
name= Roye
x = 140
y = 40
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Montdidier
canton=Roye (chef-lieu )
insee=80685
cp=80700
maire=Jacques Fleury
mandat=2001-2008
alt moy=88 m
alt mini=67 m
alt maxi=96 m
hectares=1,555
km²=15.55
sans=6,529
date-sans=1999
dens=419
date-dens=1999Roye is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
Situated at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 road, on the banks of the Avre, some 30 miles southeast of
Amiens .Population
History
*In 1634, religious refugees from
Seville ,Spain , known as the illuministes tried to establish themselves in France. They claimed to be inspired by celestial messages. Pierre Guérin, curate of Saint-Georges, was converted and himself created many disciples, called "les Guérinistes". The Catholic church sought out and executed all of them by 1635.Places of interest
* Church of Saint Pierre. Rebuilt in concrete in 1930 after considerable damage during the
First World War . The 12th century choir and apse and the 15th century stained-glass windows were all saved [Source : Quotidien (édition de la Somme) du 4 novembre 2007.] .
* TheHôtel de Ville (Town hall), built between 1775 and 1777 by the architect Pierre Dercheu was blown-up with dynamite by the retreating Germans on the 17th March 1917. The new building, by local architect Arthur Régnier, was completed in 1932. It is reminiscent of the original by Dercheu.Personalities linked with the community
*
Gracchus Babeuf , a protagonist during theFrench revolution was born nearby and lived and worked here.
* Pierre Guérin, an preacher. Curate of Saint-Georges church, Roye
* Abbot Jules Corblet (1819-1886),hagiographer for the diocese of Amiens.ee also
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Communes of the Somme department External links
* [http://www.roye80.fr/ Official Roye website] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80685&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Roye on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=32016&req=Roye Roye on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on February 12th 2008."
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