Jeancourt
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin | |
| Canton | Saint-Quentin-1 | |
| Community association | Pays du Vermandois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 56 ' N , 3 ° 9' E | |
| height | 78-141 m | |
| surface | 5.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 271 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02490 | |
| INSEE code | 02390 | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Jean Court is a French municipality with 271 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Aisne department in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016 Picardy ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Saint-Quentin , the canton Saint-Quentin-1 (until 2015 Vermand ) and the municipality association Pays du Vermandois .
geography
Jeancourt is surrounded by the municipality of Villeret in the canton of Bohain-en-Vermandois in the northeast, by the neighboring municipalities of Le Verguier in the east, Vendelles in the south and by the municipalities of Hervilly in the Somme department in the west and Hesbécourt in the north.
history
Like many other villages in the area, Jeancourt was completely destroyed in the First World War.
On August 28, 1914, German troops occupied the place after brief skirmishes, which they held until March 1917. At that time the front was about ten kilometers west of Péronne . The Germans confiscated the houses in the village to accommodate their own troops. The residents were only entitled to a single room. Orders from the commandant's office obliged the population, under threat of sanctions, to provide wheat, eggs, milk, meat and vegetables for the soldiers at the front on a fixed date.
In February 1917 the residents of Jeancourt were evacuated in cattle wagons by train to Saint-Quentin and occupied territories in Belgium. The village remained occupied by the Germans until September 18, 1918.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 263 | 230 | 232 | 201 | 253 | 263 | 237 | 275 |
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Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
