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Aumale (), formerly known as Albemarle," is a commune in the department in the Normandy region in north-western . It lies on the River Bresle.

History
The town's name was Alba Marla. It was raised by William the Bastard into a , for his half-sister, Adelaide of Normandy. It was then held by various Norman and English nobles until its confiscation in 1196 by Philip II of France. Thereafter it was held by the houses of Dammartin, Castile, Harcourt, and Lorraine. In 1547, it was raised to the status of a duchy for Francis of Lorraine. It passed to the house of Savoy, from whom purchased the title in 1675 in order to bestow it upon one of his bastards as an . In 1769, it passed to the House of Orléans. The English Earls of Albemarle, meanwhile, also derive their name from the area.

During World War II, the town was occupied by Germany. The SS operated a subcamp of the V SS construction brigade, in which over 500 men, mostly and Soviets, worked as slave labour on the construction of facilities for the V-1 flying bombs. The prisoners tried to resist the Germans, and several were murdered for sabotaging the rockets or escape attempts. In August 1944, due to Allied advance, the Germans dissolved the subcamp and deported its prisoners to subcamps of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.

Geography
A village of and associated , situated in the valley of the Bresle of the Norman Pays de Bray in Normandy on the border with . It is around southeast of at the junction of the D 916, D 920, D 929 and D 49 roads. The A29 autoroute (Saint-Quentin-) passes through the commune's northern sector. , on the – Le Tréport- railway line, is served by local TER trains.

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Places of interest
  • The church of Saints Peter and Paul, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The sixteenth-century Hôtel de ville (town hall).
  • A seventeenth-century Hospital.
  • The chapel of Our Lady of the Cardonnoy, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The seventeenth-century château du Bois Robin
  • The tower and buildings of the 16th-century abbey.

Twin towns

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Image:Aumale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul R01.jpg|Aumale church Image:AUMALE Panneaux sculptés de la chaire de St Pierre St Paul.jpg|Sculpted wood panels on the Image:Aumale hôtel-de-ville 3a.jpg|Town hall Image:AUMALE - La Bresle le long du Moulin du Roy.JPG| The Bresle river by the Moulin du Roy Image:Viaduc de la Bresle - A29 - 755 m.JPG|The Bresle Viaduct, 755m long, constructed during 2002–2004 to carry the A29 motorway

See also
  • Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
  • Counts and Dukes of Aumale

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