Ablaincourt-Pressoir
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Commune of Ablaincourt-Pressoir |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Chaulnes | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Haute Picardie | |
| Mayor | Didier Leturcq (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 67 m–88 m (avg. 83 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 9,46 km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80002/ 80320 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
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Ablaincourt-Pressoir is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardy region of France. The two villages were formerly separately administered, but were joined in 1966.
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[edit] Geography
Ablaincourt-Pressoir is found in the Santerre sub-region, where early French Kings made their base, at Noyon.
The town is in a strategic position close to the intersections of the A1 Paris-Lille autoroute and the A29 autoroute between Amiens andSaint-Quentin. Two departmental roads meet nearby (the D150 and the D164). The town also an international TGV rail station, the Gare TGV Haute-Picardie, nicknamed "The sugar-beet station" named after the predominant crop of the area.
[edit] Etymology; Ancient forms of the names
- Ablaincourt
Abatix Curtis, Habelini Curtis (1046), Ablani Curtis, Ableni Curia (1106), Abbecourt (1144), Abiaucourt (1215), Ablaincort (1230), Ablincourt (1733) and finally, Ablaincourt, which signifies an abbey.
- Pressoir
Pressurs or Drêsur (1180).
[edit] History
- Ablaincourt
In 1215, Jean I de Nesle built a castle here. Remains of the motte can still be seen, which marks out the position of the keep.
In 1648, possession of the fiefdom of Ablaincourt passed from the Blattepière family to the Mathieu family.
During World War I Ablaincourt et Pressoir were at the centre of the Battle of the Somme. Both communes were totally ruined by the fighting.
[edit] Demographics
- 1851 Census
The 2 communes were still separate.
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- Ablaincourt = Population : 445 inhabitants
- Pressoir = Population : 144 inhabitants
- 1851 Census
The 2 communes were still separate.
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- Ablaincourt = Population : 312 inhabitants
- Pressoir = Population : 106 inhabitants
| 1851 | 1896 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 589 | 418 | 193 | 224 | 194 | 185 | 206 | 227 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||||
[edit] Personalities linked with the commune
- Eloi Driencourt, born in the hamlet of Bovent, Ablaincourt, doctor of the Sorbonne and for a while, advisor to Louis XV's queen, Maria Leszczyńska (1703-1768),
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Ablaincourt-Pressoir on the website of l'Institut géographique national
- Ablaincourt-Pressoir on the website of l'Insee
- Ablaincourt-Pressoir on the website of Quid
- Localisation d'Ablaincourt-Pressoir on a map of France
- Map of Ablaincourt-Pressoir on Mapquest
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on December 12, 2007.
