Hébuterne

For the artists, see Jeanne Hébuterne and André Hébuterne.

Hébuterne (French pronunciation: [ebytɛʁn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] 24 kilometres (15 miles) southwest of Arras.

Hébuterne
Commune
The church of Hébuterne
Coat of arms
Location of Hébuterne
Hébuterne Show map of France Hébuterne Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°07′34″N 2°38′11″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Caron[1]
Area 1	11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	522
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62422 /62111
Elevation	114–156 m (374–512 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Formerly within the ancient county of Artois, the village was redesignated within the new Department of the Pas de Calais after the French Revolution.

First World War

The rebuilt church

For most of the First World War, Hébuterne was in the front line of the Western Front and occupied by the Allied Forces entrenched on the eastern side of the village facing the Imperial German Army 800 yards beyond occupying the village of Gommecourt. In mid-summer 1916, the 56th (London) Division of the British Army carried out an attack from Hébuterne in an attempt to capture Gommecourt as a part of the Battle of the Somme offensive, which failed with severe losses.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	575	—
1975	516	−1.53%
1982	486	−0.85%
1990	456	−0.79%
1999	465	+0.22%
2007	542	+1.93%
2012	517	−0.94%
2017	524	+0.27%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department