Airaines

Airaines is a commune with 2354 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region.

History

A former Roman settlement between Amiens and Dieppe. In the 14th century creation of a Kluniazenserklosters. Because of disputes there were two castles, one of which was restored in the 17th century after several destructions. In the Middle Ages Airaines was a free commune, they fell under suzerainty until the Revolution.

Economy

The municipal area controlled designation of origin (AOC ) for lamb ( Pres-sales de la baie de Somme) apply. The lambs grazing on salt marshes at the Somme Bay.

Partner community

Priory

Tower of the castle of the Dukes of Luynes before 1914

Picardy Arrondissement Arrondissement of Amiens Cantons of France Canton of Molliens-Dreuil Postal codes in France Ailly-sur-Somme Arguel (Somme) Aumont (Somme) Authie (Somme) Authieule Avelesges Baizieux Bavelincourt Bayencourt Beaumetz Beauquesne Beauval, Somme Belleuse Belloy-sur-Somme Bergicourt Bertangles Bertrancourt Bettencourt-Saint-Ouen Blangy-Tronville Blangy-sous-Poix Bonnay (Somme) Bosquel Bouchon (Somme) Bougainville (Somme) Bouquemaison Bourdon (Somme) Boves (Somme) Brassy (Somme) Breilly Briquemesnil-Floxicourt Cachy Cagny (Somme) Camon (Somme) Canaples Candas Cardonnette Cavillon Clairy-Saulchoix Coigneux Coisy Colincamps Contay Contre Conty Corbie Courcelles-au-Bois Courcelles-sous-Moyencourt Courcelles-sous-Thoix Creuse (Somme) Crouy-Saint-Pierre Daours Domart-en-Ponthieu Doullens Englebelmer Essertaux Famechon (Somme) Flesselles, Somme Fleury (Somme) Flixecourt Fluy Forceville Fouencamps Fouilloy (Somme) Fourcigny Fourdrinoy Fresnoy-au-Val Gauville (Somme) Glisy Grattepanche Grouches-Luchuel Guyencourt-sur-Noye Hailles Hamelet Hangest-sur-Somme Harponville Heilly Hem-Hardinval Hescamps Hornoy-le-Bourg Humbercourt Lachapelle (Somme) Lahoussoye Laleu (Somme) Lamaronde La Vicogne Le Hamel (Somme) Le Mesge Longuevillette Louvencourt Lucheux Mailly-Maillet Maizicourt Marcelcave Marieux Marlers Meigneux (Somme) Mirvaux Molliens-Dreuil Molliens-au-Bois Monsures Montagne-Fayel Montonvillers Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin Namps-Maisnil Nampty Naours Neuvillette (Somme) Oissy Oresmaux Pernois Picquigny Pierregot Pissy Poix-de-Picardie Pont-Noyelles Pont-de-Metz Poulainville Puchevillers Querrieu Quesnoy-sur-Airaines Quevauvillers Raincheval Rainneville Ribemont-sur-Ancre Riencourt Rivery Rumigny (Somme) Saint-Aubin-Montenoy Saint-Fuscien Saint-Gratien (Somme) Saint-Ouen (Somme) Saint-Sauflieu Saint-Sauveur (Somme) Saleux Saulchoy-sous-Poix Saveuse Senlis-le-Sec Seux Soues (Somme) Tailly (Somme) Talmas Terramesnil Thieulloy-la-Ville Thoix Toutencourt Vadencourt (Somme) Vaire-sous-Corbie Varennes (Somme) Vaux-sur-Somme Velennes (Somme) Vers-sur-Selles Vignacourt Ville-le-Marclet Villers-Bocage (Somme) Villers-Bretonneux Wargnies Warlus (Somme) Yzeux
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