Rue (French pronunciation: [ʁy] (listen)) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Chapelle du Saint-Esprit in Rue | |
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Coordinates: 50°16′23″N 1°40′07″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Abbeville |
Canton | Rue |
Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Thueux |
Area 1 | 29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi) |
Population | 3,111 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80688 /80120 |
Elevation | 2–12 m (6.6–39.4 ft) (avg. 9 m or 30 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Rue is situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Abbeville, on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads. Rue station has rail connections to Amiens, Calais and Paris.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,952 | — |
1975 | 3,122 | +0.80% |
1982 | 3,170 | +0.22% |
1990 | 2,942 | −0.93% |
1999 | 3,075 | +0.49% |
2007 | 3,102 | +0.11% |
2012 | 3,121 | +0.12% |
2017 | 3,101 | −0.13% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
The place is first mentioned as Rua in 1042 (diplôme Henrici Regis Gall. Christ, then Rugua in 1090 - 1110, Rue in 1184.[3][4]
Medieval place name meaning "street" in French (French word rue is ultimately from Latin ruga).[5]
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