Discover our Region Somme Picardie Hauts-de-France

Why Picardie?

Nearby activities: fishing (500 meters/1600 ft), hiking (60 meters/200 ft to old railroad line turned nature path 17 kilometers/10.5 miles long, the “Coulée Verte”), surrounding rivers & ponds, golf (10 km/6 miles), tennis, horseback riding (8 km/5 miles), cycling and mountain bike, petanque, ice skating, water sports, land sailing, public swimming pools, amusement parks (Disney, Asterix, St Paul...), bowling, cinema, shopping, airport for small aircraft (20 km/12,5 miles), museums, Jules Verne, castles, wildlife preserves and bird sanctuaries (Baie de Somme), seaside resorts, casinos, medieval villages, World War I & II monuments, museums & cemeteries, Somme battlefields, steam locomotive, children’s farm...and much more!

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Rolling countryside and brilliant sunrises and sunsets - welcome to Picardy!

Satellite view of Fossemanant from Google Earth

La Selle, stream passing through Fossemanant

Great region for fishing, picnic benches and charcoal barbecue grills throughout the area

Our street looking from the chapel, we're on the left in front of the mayor's office

Fossemanant's 17th century chapel Saint Nicolas - view from our living room

The Coulée Verte, "Green Alley", 23 km of old railway line for hiking, cycling, horseback riding

Golf at Salouel (10 minutes away from Fossemanant by car)

Our home is surrounded by numerous equestrian centers, has welcomed various international, events, and offers a superb riding experience on the Coulée Verte

Amiens' restaurant and bar district looks upon the Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Amiens

UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Amiens Cathedral is the tallest and most voluminous in France, built between 1220 and 1270

The St Leu restaurant and bar area in the center of Amiens is a 15 minute drive from Zeninpicardie

St Leu is popular with locals, tourists and the more than 30,000 students

10 minutes in any direction from Amiens center, pure countryside and nature

Gardens of Picardie including the famous "Hortillonnages", floating gardens of Amiens

Medieval games of Folleville (end of August each year)

Ancient ramparts of Gerberoy (30 minutes)

Medieval house in Gerberoy, a most flowered village of France, vehicles prohibited

Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme dates from World War I (30 minutes)

Treport, an old sea-side resort famous for its chalky cliffs, pebble beach and casino (40 minutes)

Sand yachting along the shores of the Bay of the Somme on the Atlantic coast (40 minutes)

Bay of the Somme, on the Atlantic coast, famous for birdwatching and its seals (40 minutes)

Les Hortillonnages d'Amiens - Floating Gardens

EXPLORE THE REGION

New Year's wish from Picardie Spirit

Images of Picardy
(World Travel Studio, total 5 minutes, in English)

See Amiens with #HAPPYAMIENS!

Amiens Cathedral Sound & Light Show
See it summers and winter holidays

"Douces Frances" series featuring Hauts-de-France...and a bird's-eye view and historical account of Fossemanant's supposed neolithic farm (at approx; 29 min.)