Domart-en-Ponthieu explained

Domart-en-Ponthieu
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Domart-en-Ponthieu (Somme).svg
Arrondissement:Amiens
Canton:Flixecourt
Insee:80241
Postal Code:80620
Mayor:Nicolas Maréchal[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Nièvre et Somme
Coordinates:50.0753°N 2.1261°W
Elevation M:44
Elevation Min M:32
Elevation Max M:132
Area Km2:17.93

Domart-en-Ponthieu (in French pronounced as /dɔmaʁ ɑ̃ pɔ̃tjø/, literally Domart in Ponthieu; Picard: Donmart-in-Pontiu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D216 road, some 14miles southeast of Abbeville.

History

After the Armistice following World War I, British troops from the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry were stationed at Domart-en-Ponthieu under the command of a Colonel Flanagan. Awaiting demobilisation, they were able to relax for a time. Private Arthur Bullock recalled this stay, including a memorable occasion on which he heard a talk by the renowned Woodbine Willie.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Book: Bullock, Arthur . Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir . The History Press . 2009 . 978-0-7524-4793-3. (Pages 91-92)