Albert is a commune of the Somme département, in northern France. The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Somme is a French département, named after the Somme River, located in the north of France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

Albert is a small town in Picardy, of about 10,500 inhabitants. It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume. Albert was founded as a Roman oupost called Encre, in about 54 BC. It is remembered today as the site of the Battle of the Somme in World War I. The Abri (Shelter) Museum conserves souvenirs of the battle, in which there were over one million casualties. http://www.musee-somme-1916.org

See also

• Battle of Albert