Étinehem

Étinehem ( Picard: Étinin ) is a northern French village with 366 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality is part of the Canton of Bray- sur -Somme and is part of the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot.

Geography

Situated on the right bank of the meandering here and enhanced by ponds Somme commune is located about three kilometers southwest of Bray- sur- Somme. The municipal area is north of the built-up area of the department D1 road running through it. South of Étinehem lay the sunken place Hebuterne. Also the place Petit -Hem no longer exists.

Toponymy and history

Towards the neighboring Chipilly traces of a Roman road were found.

The place that probably belonged to the abbey of Corbie, originally called Stephani Hamus.

1636 Étinehem was devastated by the Spanish army.

The municipality received the Croix de guerre as a distinction from 1914 to 1918.

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 1995, Jean -Pierre Rouveau.

Attractions

  • The church of Saint -Pierre in the year 1866.
  • The St. Anne's Chapel.
  • Windmill ( ruinous ).
  • The War Cemetery ( Cimetière de la Cote Quatre- Vingts ).
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