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This is where the Somme River rises. Its name is traced back to Celtic origins and also gives its name to the department of the same name. At the time when Gaul was part of the Roman Empire, the river was called the Samara. It ends its approximately 245-kilometer-long river life in the Baie de Somme, where it flows into the English Channel.

Completely constructed in white and black stone, the Basilica of Saint-Quentin is the second Gothic building in Picardy. Built between the end of the 12th and the end of the 15th centuries, it is best known as the burial place of the martyr Quentin, who gave it its name. Listed as a historical monument, the building boasts original architecture, with a porch tower over 34 meters high, a double transept, and a concentric choir. Inside, visitors are captivated by the ancient 260-meter-long labyrinth carved into the nave's paving. Stained glass windows installed at various times complement the artistic offerings of the Basilica of Saint-Quentin, particularly medieval stained glass windows in the 12th-century apse chapels. These depict episodes from the lives of the Virgin Mary and Saint Stephen.

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Church built in stone in the 12th century and fortified in the 15th century. It was completely destroyed during the bombings of the First World War and then rebuilt in the early 1920s. Inside, remarkable stained glass windows and liturgical furniture made by Gérard Ansart and the Tambouret workshops in 1926-1927.

The Cimetière militaire britannique in Doingt is a military cemetery in the commune of Doingt in the Somme department in northern France. It contains 417 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, only one of which is unidentified, and two graves from the Second World War. The cemetery was opened in September 1918 and is located at the end of Rue Vincent Joubaud, next to the commune's church.

The Église Notre-Dame De L’Assemption is a Catholic church located in the commune of Doingt, in the east of the Somme department, near Péronne. The church was built in the second quarter of the 20th century and was inaugurated on 26 October 1930. It was designed by the architect Maurice Quentin and is built in the Neo-Romanesque style with a traditional basilica plan. The facade of the church has features of Romanesque art, such as sober and narrow windows, buttresses, a circular portico with a typed sculpture representing the Virgin surrounded by angels, arched folds resting on a column on each side, and a rose window above the portico. The church has a massive and projecting bell tower which is reminiscent of Romanesque bell towers by its structure and sober decoration. The interior of the church is decorated with a mural by Gustave Riquet representing the Assumption of the Virgin. The church was restored in 2016-2017.

Doingt is a commune on the banks of the River Somme. The settlement was destroyed during the First World War. A Commonwealth cemetery is located just outside the town. The village and its church have been rebuilt and in 2023 a crucifix, rescued from the ruins of the village church by a British military chaplain after the Battle of the Somme and placed in All Saints’ Church, Tinwell in Rutland, England, was returned to the new church.