Montauban-de-Picardie

Montauban-de-Picardie (Template:IPA, literally Montauban of Picardie; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Its inhabitants are called Montalbanais in French.<ref>Somme, habitants.fr</ref>

Geography

The commune is situated on the D64 road, some Template:Convert northeast of Amiens.

St. Giles church.

History

First World War

The village lies on the First World War battlefield of the Somme. Montauban lay close behind the German front-line and was turned into a fortified strongpoint. On 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme, the village was seized by the British 30th Division in one of the few successful British advances of the day. In the village itself there is a monument to the Liverpool and Manchester 'Pals', who, as part of the 30th Division, were the first to reach the village.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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