Hancourt

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

Hancourt
Commune
The town hall in Hancourt
Location of Hancourt
Hancourt Show map of France Hancourt Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°54′14″N 3°04′24″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Waree[1]
Area 1	4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	91
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80413 /80240
Elevation	82–110 m (269–361 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Hancourt is situated on the D15 and D194 crossroads, some 10 miles (16 km) 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.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	132	—
1975	117	−1.71%
1982	92	−3.38%
1990	117	+3.05%
1999	100	−1.73%
2007	103	+0.37%
2012	102	−0.19%
2017	92	−2.04%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department