Berny-en-Santerre
Berny -en- Santerre ( Picard: Berny -in- Santerre ) is a northern French village with 151 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality belongs to the canton Chaulnes and is part of the Communauté de communes de Haute Picardie.
Geography
The community is located approximately 6.5 km north- northeast of Chaulnes and is bordered to the west of the Autoroute A1 and in the north of the department of road D1029 ( part of the system of Chaussée Brune skin). The TGV Haute -Picardie station in Ablaincourt - Pressoir is located just outside the municipal area.
History
The municipality received the Croix de guerre as a distinction from 1914 to 1918.
Population
Management
Mayor ( maire ) since 2008, Francis Leroy.
Personalities
- Antoine Jean Galiot mandate (1731 - 1792), Lord of Berny and in 1792 commander of the Garde nationale