Dernancourt

Dernancourt
Dernancourt
Commune
	The town hall in Dernancourt
	Location of Dernancourt
	Dernancourt Dernancourt
	Coordinates: 49°58′29″N 2°37′54″E / 49.9747°N 2.6317°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Lequeux
Area 1	6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (2021)	534
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80238 /80300
Elevation	39–107 m (128–351 ft) ; (avg. 46 m or 151 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dernancourt (French pronunciation: [dɛʁnɑ̃kuʁ]; Picard: Dèrnincourt) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Dernancourt is situated on the D52 road, some 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Amiens.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	345	—
1975	401	+2.17%
1982	501	+3.23%
1990	472	−0.74%
1999	437	−0.85%
2007	442	+0.14%
2012	440	−0.09%
2017	540	+4.18%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places and monuments

The commune was considerably affected by World War I. The First and Second Battles of Dernancourt were fought there. 127 Commonwealth soldiers are buried in the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery and 2167 are buried in the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Dernancourt Communal Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ "Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

External links

The Commonwealth cemetery Archived 2009-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
South Africans buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[pophist-3] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[4] "Dernancourt Communal Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[5] "Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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