Dernancourt

Dernancourt
Dernancourt
Commune
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	Coordinates: 49°58′29″N 2°37′54″E / 49.9747°N 2.6317°ECoordinates: 49°58′29″N 2°37′54″E / 49.9747°N 2.6317°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Lequeux
Area 1	6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	558
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80238 /80300
Elevation	39–107 m (128–351 ft) ; (avg. 46 m or 151 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dernancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography[]

Dernancourt is situated on the D52 road, some 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Amiens.

Population[]

Historical population of Dernancourt
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	305	345	401	501	472	437	454
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places and monuments[]

The commune was considerably affected by World War I. The First and Second Battles of Dernancourt were fought there. 127 Commonwealth soldiers are buried in the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery and 2167 are buried in the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ "Dernancourt Communal Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ "Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

External links[]

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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 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[3] "Dernancourt Communal Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[4] "Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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