Doullens

Sister cities

• Much

History

* Doullens, the ancient Dulincum, was seat of a viscountship under the counts of Vermandois then of Ponthieu and an important stronghold in the Middle Ages. * In 1225, the town became part of France. * In 1475 it was burnt by Louis XI for openly siding with the Duke of Burgundy.

Geography

Doullens is situated on the N25 road, in the northern part of the department, straddling the river Authie, the border with the Pas-de-Calais. Doullens is practically mid-way on the intersection of these axes : * Abbeville - Arras * Amiens - Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise * Crécy-en-Ponthieu - Bapaume * Auxi-le-Château - Acheux-en-Amiénois

Most-observed species

• Lesser noctule

  Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817) · Mammalia
  36,514
• Common Pipistrelle

  Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
  2,248
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,302
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  951
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  849
• Eurasian Wren

  Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  819
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  697
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  680

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2008-11-26
  France
• M 3.1 — 2005-06-01
  3 km N of Grandvilliers, France
• M 3.1 — 2005-02-27
  1 km NW of Libercourt, France
• M 2.5 — 2004-10-03
  0 km ESE of Maubray, Belgium