Villers-Carbonnel
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Péronne | |
| Community association | Haute Somme | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 53 ' N , 2 ° 54' E | |
| height | 47-85 m | |
| surface | 7.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 366 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80200 | |
| INSEE code | 80801 | |
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Villers-Carbonnel is a French municipality with 366 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France in northern France. The municipality belongs to the canton of Péronne and is part of the Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme .
geography
The municipality is located at the intersection of the D1029 (part of the Chaussée Brunehaut ) and D1017 (former National Road 17) road, 8.5 km southwest of Péronne . The valley of the Somme limits the municipality to the east. The ponds of the upper Somme in the municipality are known for their eel stocks . The hamlets of Pont-les-Brie and Horgny belong to the municipality.
The railway line from Saint-Just-en-Chaussée to Douai via Chaulnes and Péronne runs through Villers-Carbonnel, which is no longer used for passenger transport .
history
A Neolithic settlement was excavated in La Sole d'Happlincourt . A Neolithic statuette (the Lady of Villers-Carbonnel ) was discovered.
The highly decorated German aviator Kurt Wintgens was killed in an aerial battle near Villers-Carbonnel in 1916 .
Attractions
- On the Somme are the ruins of Happlaincourt Castle from the 13th century, which was destroyed during the First World War in the Battle of the Somme . The ruins have been inscribed on the list of Monuments historiques since 1926 .
- The Saint-Quentin church has abstract glass windows based on a design by Pierre Dmitrienko (1925–1974).
- Distillery, later chemical factory.
- On the Chaussée Brunehaut there is a military cemetery (Nécropole nationale).
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 346 | 319 | 291 | 267 | 272 | 304 | 298 |
administration
Mayor ( Maire ) has been Jean-Marie Défossez since 2008.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.inrap.fr/archeologie-preventive/Sites-archeologiques/p-13405-Bois-de-Briost-et-Sole-d-Happlincourt.htm
- ↑ http://www.hominides.com/html/actualites/dame-villers-carbonnel-venus-neolithique-0535.php
Web links
- Restes du château d'Happlaincourt in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)