Driencourt
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Commune of Driencourt |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Canton de Roisel | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du canton de Roisel | |
| Mayor | M. Hilde Mascre (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 65 m–139 m (avg. 40 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 5 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
85 | |
| - Density | 17/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80258/ 80240 | |
| 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. | ||
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Driencourt is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D181 road, some 15 miles northwest of Saint-Quentin.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 111 | 119 | 97 | 88 | 78 | 85 |
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[edit] History
As with many towns in this part of France, World War I saw the place reduced to rubble. A Parisian architect, Jacques Debat-Ponsan was employed to design and reconstruct the town’s public buildings.
- Reconstruction of the school and Mayor’s office – accomplished in 1927
- Reconstruction of the church achieved in 1920
- Other reconstructions. A certain number of homes, judging by their style, were rebuilt by the same architect.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Driencourt on the Insee website (French)
- Driencourt on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 6th 2008.
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