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commune in Somme, France

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Rue is a commune in France, situated within the Somme department and the arrondissement of Abbeville. It serves as the capital of the canton of Rue. The town is located in the Hauts-de-France region and shares borders with Arry, Bernay-en-Ponthieu, Le Crotoy, and Favières. Its postal code is 80120.

The area of Rue is 29.06 square kilometers. Population figures vary slightly between sources, with one listing 3,224 residents and another citing 3,235. The male population is recorded as 1,437, while the female population is 1,664. The elevation above sea level is listed as 12 meters in one dataset and 8 meters in another. The local townhall is located at 3, Rue Ernest Dumont.

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Place details

Locality
Rue
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
3,235
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

34US AQIGood
PM2.5
4.7 µg/m³
PM10
8.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Hauts-de-France
Department
Somme
Arrondissement
Abbeville
Canton
Rue
Intercommunality
CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Mayor 2020 2026
Jacky Thueux
Area
29.06 km (11.22 sq mi)
Population 2023
2,987
Density
102.8/km (266.2/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)

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Official website

Pourquoi visiter la ville historique de Rue dans la Somme ?

La ville de Rue (80120) est une commune française. Elle est située dans ledépartement de la Somme (80), en région des Hauts-de-France. La densité de lapopulation est de 106 habitants par km². La commune de Rue a une superficie de29,33 km².Elle dévoile un passé riche, une architecture variée et une…

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Rue
Country
France
Population
2987
Area
29.06
Elevation
6
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Villers-sur-Authie
Official website
www.villederue.fr
Image
Chapelle de l'Hospice de Rue (12450).jpg
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Commons category
Rue (Somme)
postal code
80120
topic's main category
Category:Rue (Somme)
associated electoral district
canton of Rue
male population
1437
female population
1664
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-22-25-00-43
fax number
+33-3-22-25-19-99
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

Rue ( French pronunciation: [ʁy] ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

The belfry

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rue” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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