Monsures
Monsures is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
Geography
Monsures is situated on the D210 and the D109 roads, some 16 miles (26 km) south of Amiens, in the southernmost point of the département, in the valley of the Selle river and surrounded by woods and forests. Junction 7 of the A16 autoroute is just 4 miles (6 km) away
Population
History
A fort existed here at the end of the 9th century. Originally known as ‘’Monsulae’’, in the 12th century, it belonged to the seigneurs of the nearby commune of Conty.
The Beauvais – Amiens railway line once passed through the commune. Used for freight and passengers from 1876 until 1939, but never reopened following World War II.
On 14 May 1923, a Farman F.60 Goliath of Air Union crashed at Monsures following structural failure of a wing in flight. All six people on board were killed.
Places of interest
The château-fort entrance and its 15th-century towers, on the promontory at the west of the village.
Church of Saint Leger, bishop of Autun (616–678). First documented in 1127. The present building dates form the end of the 15th century and is built of local stone. The tower underwent restoration in 1731 and the present bells were installed in 1821 and 1868.