Frucourt

French commune|name= Frucourt


x = 131
y = 35
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Abbeville
canton=Hallencourt
insee=80372
cp=80490
maire= Pierre Barbette
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes de la Région d'Hallencourt
alt moy=100 m
alt mini=48 m
alt maxi=114 m
hectares=527
km²=5,27
sans=121
date-sans=1999
dens=22|

Frucourt is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated on the D93 road, some 10 miles south of Abbeville.

Population

Places of interest

* The windmill, built in brick in 1641. The walls are 6ft (1,80m) thick at the base. It bears the (defaced) armorial of the seigneurs of the château of Frucourt, the Monthomer family. In June 2004, it was completely renovated and won a heritage prize " Les Rubans du Patrimoine".

* The château
* The church
* The war memorial

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80372&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Frucourt on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Frucourt Frucourt on the Quid website] fr
* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/cis.hallencourt/patrimoine.htm Section patrimoine des Amis du CIS d'Hallencourt] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 13th 2008."