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

Hallencourt
The town hall in Hallencourt
The town hall in Hallencourt
Coat of arms of Hallencourt
Location of Hallencourt
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Hallencourt is located in France
Hallencourt
Hallencourt
Hallencourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Hallencourt
Hallencourt
Coordinates: 49°59′32″N 1°52′41″E / 49.9922°N 1.878°E / 49.9922; 1.878
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonGamaches
IntercommunalityCA Baie de Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Delohen[1]
Area
1
20.55 km2 (7.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,286
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80406 /80490
Elevation35–121 m (115–397 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Hallencourt is situated at the junction of the D21, D53 and D173 roads, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Abbeville. The commune comprises the two villages of Hallencourt and Hocquincourt.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,367—    
1975 1,370+0.03%
1982 1,407+0.38%
1990 1,374−0.30%
1999 1,348−0.21%
2007 1,387+0.36%
2012 1,388+0.01%
2017 1,325−0.92%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest edit

  • The war memorial
  • The Château de Beauvoir at Hocquincourt (now a private hotel)

Personalities edit

  • Roman Opałka, French artist of Polish ancestry, was born in Hocquincourt in 1931.
  • Édouard Louis, French writer, is from Hallencourt. He wrote his debut autobiographical novel En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule (2014, translated into English as The End of Eddy) about growing up there.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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