Fricourt
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Albert | |
| Community association | Pays du Coquelicot | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 43 ′ E | |
| height | 54-134 m | |
| surface | 11.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 490 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80300 | |
| INSEE code | 80366 | |
| Website | www.paysducoquelicot.com | |
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Fricourt is a northern commune with 490 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the canton of Albert and is part of the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot .
geography
Fricourt is located around 4.5 km east of Albert a little north of the D938 département road (where the Saint-Quentin district is located). In the south, the municipality extends beyond the D329 département road and touches the Albert-Picardie airport .
history
From 1899 to 1948 Fricourt owned a station on the narrow-gauge local railway of the Chemins de fer départementaux de la Somme , where the lines from Albert to Montdidier and Ham branched. Fricourt was fiercely fought on July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme . On the morning of July 2, 1916, British troops occupied Fricourt without a fight.
It was rebuilt after the First World War . It received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 439 | 471 | 477 | 502 | 466 | 448 | 492 | 502 |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
- The German war cemetery Fricourt on the northern edge of the place with over 17,000 burials.
- Six British war cemeteries in the parish
Web links
- Statistical data (French)
Footnotes
- ↑ Hugh Sebag-Montefiore: Somme: Into the Breach , Chapter 18 ( page 231 f. )