France:St Valery Sur Somme
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General
The past strategic position of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, built on a limestone promontory which dominates the Baie de Somme, has earned it a rich history.
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme was originally called Leuconos, a Greek trading post then a Roman port and camp. It was Gualaric (Valéry in French), an evangelist from le Vimeu, who gave it its name. Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is also known as William the Conqueror's embarkation port in 1066 for the conquest of England.
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme was a highly disputed strategic position during the Hundred Years War between 1346, date of the first English attack, and 1470, when Louis XI gave the order to set fire to the town, which was guilty of having supported the Bugundians.
Meanwhile, Joan of Arc, prisoner of the English, passed through the town in 1430, before being taken to jail in Rouen.
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Tel : 03.22.60.24.84 Fax : 03.22.60.24.82 E-mail : snval@wanadoo.fr VHF Channel 09
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