Montauban-de-Picardie

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Montauban-de-Picardie is a village and commune in the Somme département, Picardy region of Northern France. Population (1999): 197.

The village lies on the First World War battlefield of the Battle of the Somme. Montauban lay close behind the German front-line and was turned into a fortified strongpoint. On 1 July 1916 — the first day on the Somme — the village was seized by the British 30th Division in one of the few successful British advances of the day.In the village itself there is a monument to the Liverpool and Manchester 'Pals' who, as part of the 30th Division, were the first to reach the village.

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Coordinates: 50°00′N, 2°47′E

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