Long

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION		CLOSEST TOWNS
Town	Long	Cocquerel at 2.7 km (4 min)
Insee code	80486	Villers-sous-Ailly at 3.8 km (4 min)
Postcode	80510	Longpré-les-Corps-Saints at 4 km (5 min)
Latitude	50.0388210	L'Étoile at 4.3 km (5 min)
Longitude	1.9785460	Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher at 4.4 km (6 min)
Altitude	From 6 to 111 meters	Fontaine-sur-Somme at 5.1 km (6 min)
Surface	9.19 km²	Condé-Folie at 5.2 km (7 min)
Population	658 inhabitants	Bettencourt-Rivière at 5.9 km (7 min)
Density	72 inhabitants/km²	Pont-Remy at 6 km (8 min)
Chief town	Amiens (at 35 km, 33 min)	Yaucourt-Bussus at 8.2 km (11 min)
Department	Somme	Liercourt at 8.3 km (9 min)
Region	Picardy	Search another town

LOCATION

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SIGHTSEEING

Long has three historic buildings, the church with its bell tower of the 19th and 16th of his magnificent Cavaillé Coll, the magnificent castle of the 18th with its park and greenhouses, the hydroelectric power station built in 1902 which offered the people of this pretty village, the Water and electricity ...

Long, it is a premium European marshes with Camargue horses to maintain it ... peat to discover ...

Hydroelectric open Tuesday to Sunday from 14h to 18h from May 1 to September 30 of each year or visits for groups to +33 3 22 31 82 50.

Visit the castle from 1 July to 31 August from 14h to 17h from Monday to Saturday ... Information +33 3 22 31 82 50.

Visit the church in July and August from 16h to 18h Tuesday and Saturday.

Visit the marsh on request +33 3 22 31 82 50.

Opportunity to see a demonstration of peat extraction on request. Information +33 3 22 31 82 50.

Long is a paradise for anglers, more than 200 hectares of ponds of which 18 are leased by a fishing company. Located in the heart of the marshes, you will marvel of the landscape and fish in this haven of peace. Maps are fishing with two cafes in the village. You can also exercise your passion on the Somme river that runs through the town. Fish present: catfish, carp, perch, pike, perch, eels, tench, whitefish.

Detailed information
Information points	Tourist Office of Long
Monuments	Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste

EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS

Long has one of the most beautiful lights of San Juan on June 23 of each year ... it is the only monument that rises each year from the ashes ... must see .... Mass at 21:30 and then descend on Castle Square in procession with St. John the Baptist raised by young people of the village, with banners as before ... each year from 3000 to 5000 are those involved in the highlight of the village.

August 15, day "open village" with painting exhibition at the castle, visits to various monuments, craft market, food, boat trips ...

Flea deemed to be the first Sunday in September.

A must for fishing enthusiasts in October, the European Championships in coarse fishing on the river Somme, four areas will be located in the town of Long.

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