Hyencourt-le-Grand
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Commune of Hyencourt-le-Grand |
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Administration | ||
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Country | France | |
Region | Picardie | |
Department | Somme | |
Arrondissement | Péronne | |
Canton | Canton de Chaulnes | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Haute Picardie | |
Mayor | M. Jean-Claude Walbrou (2001-2008) |
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Statistics | ||
Elevation | 75 m–98 m (avg. 98 m) |
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Land area¹ | 2,95 km² | |
Population² (1999) |
81 | |
- Density | 27/km² | |
Miscellaneous | ||
INSEE/Postal code | 80447/ 80320 | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Hyencourt-le-Grand is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D164 road, some 28 miles southeast of Amiens in the area known as the Santerre.
[edit] History
The first reference to the village of Hyencourt-le-Grand occurs during the Middle Ages when a château was built here. All that remains of the château is the chapel of Saint-Léger, rebuilt after the First World War and restored by local people in 2005. Buried beneath the village is a Great War military hospital. Occassional subsidence indicates its presence.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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87 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 78 | 81 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
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[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 25th 2008.