Frise, Somme

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Michel Randjia^[1]Area6.15 km² (2.37 sq mi)Population176 • Density29/km² (74/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation41–99 m (135–325 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Frise (French pronunciation: [fʁiz] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Frise is situated by the banks of the river Somme, on the D471 road, some 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Amiens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	145	—
1975	112	−3.62%
1982	131	+2.26%
1990	129	−0.19%
1999	158	+2.28%
2007	181	+1.71%
2012	189	+0.87%
2017	183	−0.64%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

In the Middle Ages the village exploited the peat of the surrounding marshy lands. With so much fresh water, the fishing was, and still is very good in this aquatic environment.
Frise was on the front line for much of the First World War, notably the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The outline of trenches and shell holes is still visible today.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References