File:Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.jpg

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The history of the commune dates back to before the era of the Roman invasion when it was a small settlement inhabited by Gauls. The Roman invasion encouraged the small hamlet to grow into a small village and after the Romans left France the village soon came under the power of the Franks.

In 611, the Gualaric monk known as Valery arrived in the area. He installed himself as a hermit on the headland of the site of Leuconaus. His virtue and miracles quickly attracted disciples. These disciples formed a primitive abbey. The saint was then buried there in 622 and became known as Saint Blimont. Clotaire II (King of Neustrie) provided the foundations of the new abbey in 627. The relics of the saint attracted many pilgrims to the abbey which had become known as Saint-Valery. During the 8th and 9th century, the abbey and village were plundered and devastated on several occasions by the Vikings.
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Church in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

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