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Homblières
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Homblières is a commune in the Aisne department of the Hauts-de-France region in France. It is situated within the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin and the canton of Saint-Quentin-Sud, with an associated electoral district of Saint-Quentin-3. The municipality borders Essigny-le-Petit, Fonsomme, Fontaine-Notre-Dame, and Harly. Its postal code is 02720.
The area covers 14.29 square kilometers at an elevation of 135 meters above sea level. The population is recorded as 1,514, comprising 718 males and 746 females. Homblières received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. A school is located in the city.
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Place details
- Locality
- Homblières
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,493
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Homblières
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Kerk Homblieres.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church of Homblières
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Homblières (Aisne).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Quentin
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Quentin-3
- French commune.INSEE
- 02383
- French commune.postal code
- 02720
- French commune.mayor
- Francine Gomel
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Saint-Quentinois
- French commune.elevation m
- 84
- French commune.elevation min m
- 72
- French commune.elevation max m
- 135
- French commune.area km2
- 14.29
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- History
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- Notable people
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- References
Homblières () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
==History== 240px|thumb|left|Entrance to the former Abbey of Saint Hunegund According to Abbot Berner (Bernerus Humolariensis Abbas) who wrote the Vita of Hunegund (Vita Sanctae Hunegundis Virginis Humolariensis) in the 10th century, a monastic community was founded around 650 near the site of present-day Homblières by a young noblewoman named Hunegund (d. ca. 690), a native of Lambay in the Vermandois.
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