Sorel, Somme

French commune|name= Sorel


x = 145
y = 36
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Péronne
canton=Roisel
insee=80737
cp=80240
maire= Bernard Dazin
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du canton de Roisel
alt moy=40 m
alt mini=99 m
alt maxi=148 m
hectares=794
km²=7,94
sans=163
date-sans=1999
dens=20

Sorel is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated some 11 miles southwest of Cambrai, on the D222 road, only a couple of miles from the border with the Pas-de-Calais department.

Population

History

The village was completely rebuilt after the devastation wrought by World War I. During the 1920s, architect Louis Faille, originally from Nurlu, was responsible for the reconstruction, notably the ‘mairie-école’ (combined mayor's office and school) and the church, completed in 1932.

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.ccroisel.com Official website of the Communauté de communes] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80737&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Sorel on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=32061&req=Sorel Sorel on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 3rd 2008."