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

Geography

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

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

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

Personalities

  • 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

References

  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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