Rue, Somme
Rue is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Rue is situated some north of Abbeville, on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads. Rue station has rail connections to Amiens, Calais and Paris.Toponymy
The place is first mentioned as Rua in 1042.Places of interest
- The chapel of the Holy Spirit is one of the finest examples of flamboyant gothic in Picardie.
- The bell tower, which in 2005 was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other belfries of Belgium and France because of their architecture and testimony to the rise of municipal power in the region.