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Hancourt

Coordinates: 49°54′14″N 3°04′24″E / 49.9039°N 3.0733°E / 49.9039; 3.0733
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Hancourt
The town hall in Hancourt
The town hall in Hancourt
Location of Hancourt
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Hancourt is located in France
Hancourt
Hancourt
Hancourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Hancourt
Hancourt
Coordinates: 49°54′14″N 3°04′24″E / 49.9039°N 3.0733°E / 49.9039; 3.0733
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonPéronne
IntercommunalityHaute Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Waree[1]
Area
1
4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
89
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80413 /80240
Elevation82–110 m (269–361 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hancourt (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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Hancourt is situated on the D15 and D194 crossroads, some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Quentin.

History

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Hancourt was the French village to which the 22 survivors of the 2/4th Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry retreated in spring 1918, after the Battalion was virtually wiped out in action on the Western Front.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 132—    
1975 117−1.71%
1982 92−3.38%
1990 117+3.05%
1999 100−1.73%
2007 103+0.37%
2012 102−0.19%
2017 92−2.04%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Bullock, Arthur (2009). Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4793-3. (Page 61)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE