Hancourt

Hancourt
Commune
The town hall in Hancourt
The town hall in Hancourt
Location of Hancourt
Hancourt is located in France
Hancourt
Hancourt
Location within France
Hancourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Hancourt
Hancourt
Location within Hauts-de-France
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
Area
1
4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation
102 m (335 ft)
Highest elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Lowest elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2023)
94
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80413 /80240
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

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.

Population

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%
2023 94+0.36%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Bullock, Arthur (2009). Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4793-3. (Page 61)
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE