Hancourt Explained

Hancourt
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Péronne
Canton:Péronne
Insee:80413
Postal Code:80240
Mayor:Philippe Waree[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Haute Somme
Coordinates:49.9039°N 3.0733°W
Elevation M:102
Elevation Min M:82
Elevation Max M:110
Area Km2:4.06

Hancourt (in French pronounced as /ɑ̃kuʁ/) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Hancourt is situated on the D15 and D194 crossroads, some 10miles northwest of Saint-Quentin.

History

Hancourt was the French village to which the 22 survivors of the 2/4th Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry retreated in spring 1918, after the Battalion was virtually wiped out in action on the Western Front.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Book: Bullock, Arthur . Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir . The History Press . 2009 . 978-0-7524-4793-3. (Page 61)