Hancourt

Hancourt
Hancourt
Commune
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	Coordinates: 49°54′14″N 3°04′24″E / 49.9039°N 3.0733°ECoordinates: 49°54′14″N 3°04′24″E / 49.9039°N 3.0733°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Waree
Area 1	4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	90
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80413 /80240
Elevation	82–110 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 is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography[]

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

History[]

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[]

Historical population of Hancourt
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	98	132	117	92	117	100	107
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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.
^ Bullock, Arthur (2009). Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4793-3. (Page 61)

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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] Bullock, Arthur (2009). Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4793-3. (Page 61)

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Hancourt
Commune
The town hall in Hancourt
show Location of Hancourt Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
Hancourt Hancourt Show map of FranceShow map of Hauts-de-FranceShow all
Coordinates: 49°54′14″N 3°04′24″E / 49.9039°N 3.0733°E / 49.9039; 3.0733Coordinates: 49°54′14″N 3°04′24″E / 49.9039°N 3.0733°E / 49.9039; 3.0733
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Waree^[1]
Area ¹	4.06 km² (1.57 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)^[2]	90
• Density	22/km² (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80413 /80240
Elevation	82–110 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.