Joncourt

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Joncourt
Commune
The road into Joncourt
Location of Joncourt
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Coordinates: 49°57′24″N 3°18′01″E / 49.9567°N 3.3003°E / 49.9567; 3.3003Coordinates: 49°57′24″N 3°18′01″E / 49.9567°N 3.3003°E / 49.9567; 3.3003
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Bohain-en-Vermandois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Ricour[1]
Area 1	7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	305
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02392 /02420
Elevation	108–153 m (354–502 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Joncourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

It lies near the St. Quentin Canal.

History[]

On 1 October 1918 during World War I, a battle was fought there that was described by the Allied media at that time as "the Miracle of the War", the 46th (North Midland) Division broke through the Hindenburg Line near the town at the canal. For his courage and leadership in the Joncourt action, the poet Wilfred Owen was posthumously awarded the Military Cross.

Population[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Aisne department

References[]

• http://www.1914-18.co.uk/owen/joncourt.htm

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