Brie, Somme

Brie is located on the right bank of the Somme about ten kilometers south of Péronne.

Nature of Soil and Subsoil [edit | Change the code] The majority of the soil of the commune is of clay-limestone nature. 1 / 5th of the subsoil is of limestone nature and 1 / 50th of the soil of sandy nature1.

The relief of the commune is that of a plateau which culminates at 70 m of altitude. The village built on the western slope of the plateau dominates the valley of the Somme and its lakes1.

The Somme affects the communal territory at its western extremity. On its entrance into the territory of Brie, the river divides into two arms which meet soon after. The water table is located at a little distance from the level of the ponds1.

The climate of the municipality is temperate oceanic with prevailing wind from southwest, northwest and west.

The commune has a grouped habitat. The village of Brie totally destroyed during the First World War was rebuilt during the interwar period.

Agriculture remains the dominant activity of the commune.

Brie is crossed by the road Amiens-Saint-Quentin and the road that connects Saint-Christ-Briost to Mesnil-Bruntel.

The name Brie comes from the Latin Bria or the Celtic Briga which meant bridge over a river.

In front of the church presence of prehistoric megalith "the turning stone".

Brie being situated on the Roman road from Samarobriva (Amiens) to Augusta Viromanduorum (Saint-Quentin) at the point where it crossed the Somme River, it is more than likely that there was a bridge there. Traces of Gallo-Roman habitat were found on the municipal territory.

In the Middle Ages, Pont-lès-Brie and Applaincourt were dependencies of Brie. In 1303, by a charter, Gérin de Saint-Christ sold a wood near Brie in the priory of Lihons-en-Santerre. In 1344 a certain Jean de Brie was a maid of Péronne.

Blason of the village of Brie

The village coat of arms is "Azure to the golden chevron accompanied by three half-flights of silver, those of the head back." The official status of the coat of arms remains to be determined.

In 1571, the lordship of Brie belonged to the Duc de Chaulnes. In 1636, the village of Brie was burnt by a detachment of the armies of the king of Spain commanded by John of Werth. However, the revolted inhabitants armed themselves with pitchforks and scythes and rushed at the enemy, preventing them from passing the Somme and forcing them to fall back on Saint Christ. 34 inhabitants of Brie perished in this scuffle. On a map of Guillaume Delisle, dating from the 18th century, there is a fort defending the west entrance of the bridge.[2] Brie depended on the election and bailiwick of Péronne, the generality of Amiens and the diocese of Noyon.

During the French Revolution, the hamlets of Pont-lès-Brie and Applaincourt were attached to the commune of Villers-Carbonnel.

In 1814-1815, the coalition armies ravaged the country.

In 1870-1871, the population of Brie underwent the requisitions of the German army, in money and in kind. 24 young people of the commune took part in the fighting, two were wounded.

During the First World War, the village of Brie was totally destroyed.

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  Sherwood Foresters following up Germans near Brie March
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  British bicycle troops Brie, Somme March 1917
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  British troops in Brie, Somme March 1917