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Péronne
Town centre
Town centre
Coat of arms of Péronne
Coat of arms
Péronne is located in France
Péronne
Péronne
Location in France
Péronne is located in Hauts-de-France
Péronne
Péronne
Location in Hauts-de-France
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Area
1
 14.16 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 7,737
 • Density 546.40/km2 (1,415.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80620 /80200
Elevation 47–117 m (154–384 ft)
(avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Péronne is a commune in the Picardy region in the Somme department in the north of France.

It is close to where the Battles of the Somme took place during World War I.

The Museum of the Great War (known in French as the Historial de la Grande Guerre) is located in the château.


Images for kids

  • PERONNE - Place de la Cathédrale

    The ruined main square of Péronne after the First World War

  • Peonne in Ruins 1916

    The German soldiers running through Ruins in 1918.

  • MuseumPeronne

    Château de Péronne entrance

  • Péronne église (façade Ouest) 1

    West front of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

  • Péronne Historial 1

    Rue Louis XI

See also

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