• Director(s):

    DECOMBES (EMMANUEL)

  • Producer(s):

    SYSTEM TV, ARTE FRANCE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2012

  • Language(s):

    German, English, Spanish, French, Polish

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

Saint-Riquier, in the river Somme estuary in Picardy, has been a much sought-after prize for centuries, enduring wars and invasions from Charlemagne until World War II.

The village developed around a monastery, which was founded in 625. It thrived and grew wealthy, only to be gradually superceded by the neighbouring town of Abbeville.