Ramburelles

Ramburelles
School
Ramburelles
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Ramburelles
Coordinates: 49°58′05″N 1°42′38″E / 49.9681°N 1.7106°ECoordinates: 49°58′05″N 1°42′38″E / 49.9681°N 1.7106°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Michel Dubus
Area^1	4.59 km^2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	244
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80662 / 80140
Elevation	104–133 m (341–436 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ramburelles is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Paul Eugène Delattre (1830–1898), lawyer, politician, writer and the essayist and historian Maurice Vaussard (1888–1978) were born in Ramburelles.

Geography

Ramburelles is situated on the D263 road, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Abbeville.

Population

Population history

1926	1931	1936	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
222	214	221	200	213	228	211	231	210	244
Starting in 196: Population without duplicates

History

• In 1218, Bishop Evrard puts the parish under the deanship of Oisemont.
• In the 14th century, it came under the provost of the Vimeu.
• In 1922, the local council agreed to the installation of a telephone kiosk.^[1] It wasn’t working until 1924.

Event from after World War I

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• In 1922 and 1923, electrification came to the village. Public buildings waited until 1929.
• In 1932, the local council agreed to provide a fresh water supply to the commune. It wasn’t completed until 1953.
• Before leaving, in 1944, the Germans burnt down the school and the chateau.
• in 1948, the roads of the commune were covered in tarmac for the first time.

Heraldry

The arms of Ramburelles are blazoned : Azure, an inescutcheon argent. (Gouzeaucourt, Saint-Jean-de-Vals, Ramburelles, Saint-Menge, Colombey-les-Belles and Ostreville use the same arms.)

Places of interest

• The traces of a castle can be seen in pastureland near the village.
• The sixteenth century church, completed in 1536
• The château
• The war memorial, from 1922
• Ancient wells, used until clean water was supplied to the village.
• The school. It was planned in 1878 and built soon after.

Front page of Les hommes d'aujourd'hui in 1870

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

1. Travail collectif de la Coopérative scolaire de Ramburelles

External links

• Ramburelles on the Quid website (French)