Driencourt
Appearance
Driencourt | |
---|---|
The town hall and school in Driencourt | |
Coordinates: 49°57′33″N 3°00′38″E / 49.9592°N 3.0106°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Péronne |
Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Katy Ondicana Gomez[1] |
Area 1 | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 83 |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80258 /80240 |
Elevation | 65–139 m (213–456 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Driencourt (French pronunciation: [dʁijɛ̃kuʁ]; Picard: Dryincourt ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
[edit]Driencourt is situated on the D181 road, some 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Quentin.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 119 | — |
1975 | 97 | −2.88% |
1982 | 88 | −1.38% |
1990 | 78 | −1.50% |
1999 | 85 | +0.96% |
2007 | 88 | +0.43% |
2012 | 98 | +2.18% |
2017 | 92 | −1.26% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
History
[edit]As with many towns in this part of France, World War I saw the place reduced to rubble. A Parisian architect, Jacques Debat-Ponsan, was employed to design and reconstruct the town's public buildings.
- Reconstruction of the school and Mayor's office – accomplished in 1927
- Reconstruction of the church achieved in 1920
- Other reconstructions. A certain number of homes, judging by their style, were rebuilt by the same architect.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Driencourt.