Fricourt

Fricourt (French pronunciation: [fʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Fricourt
Commune
German war cemetery
Location of Fricourt
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Coordinates: 49°59′56″N 2°42′57″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Myriam Demailly[1]
Area 1	11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	469
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80366 /80300
Elevation	54–134 m (177–440 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Fricourt is situated on the D147 and D64 junction, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Amiens.

History

Fricourt is about a kilometre from Mametz. It was close to the front line for much of World War I and saw particularly fierce fighting during the 1916, first 1918 and second 1918 Battles of the Somme and the first, second and third Battles of Albert. Fricourt is also one of the sites where large mines were exploded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	471	—
1975	477	+0.18%
1982	502	+0.73%
1990	466	−0.93%
1999	448	−0.44%
2007	498	+1.33%
2012	494	−0.16%
2017	490	−0.16%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Capture of Fricourt
• Fricourt German war cemetery
• Communes of the Somme department