Bermicourt

Bermicourt
Commune
Chateau de Bermicourt
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°13′51″E / 50.4097°N 2.2308°E / 50.4097; 2.2308Coordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°13′51″E / 50.4097°N 2.2308°E / 50.4097; 2.2308
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Ternois
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Gérard Hernu
Area 1	5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	166
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62114 /62130
Elevation	95–142 m (312–466 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bermicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography[]

A small farming village located 28 miles (47 km) northwest of Arras on the D98 road.

History[]

On 15 September 1916, during the First World War, shortly before Haig's attack on Flers, the British Tank Corps, equipped with its new 'secret weapon', the tank, and commanded by General Hugh Elles set up its headquarters at Chateau de Bermicourt. At that time the chateau belonged to Count . The headquarters remained stationed there until the end of the war.^[2]

Population[]

Sights[]

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The château.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

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• Hotel - Restaurant at Bermicourt (in French)

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