Quevauvillers

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Quevauvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Quevauvillers is situated on the N29 road, some 15 mi southwest of Amiens.

Population

History

The village of Quevauvillers first appears in Roman times as Equitum villa (residence of the riders) and would haver been a staging post on the Roman road from Amiens to Rouen. During the wars with the Normans near the end of the first millennium, the village was completely destroyed.

Personalities

Jean-Pierre Pernaut, television reporter, spent his childhood here.

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