Dernancourt
Not to be confused with Dernancourt, South Australia.
Dernancourt | |
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Dernancourt | |
Location within Hauts-de-France region Dernancourt | |
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 (2001–2008) | Jean-Pierre Lequeux |
Area1 | 6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 454 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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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. 2131 Commonwealth soldiers are buried in the military cemetery here
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dernancourt. |
- The Commonwealth cemetery
- South Africans buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
- Dernancourt on the Quid website (French)
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