Hancourt

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

Hancourt
Commune
The town hall in Hancourt
Location of Hancourt
Hancourt Hancourt
Coordinates: 49°54′14″N 3°04′24″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Philippe Waree
Area ^1	4.06 km^2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	92
• Density	23/km^2 (59/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.[2]

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.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Bullock, Arthur (2009). Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4793-3. (Page 61)