Humbercourt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 50°12′39″N 2°27′18″E / 50.2108333333, 2.455

Commune of Humbercourt
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Canton de Doullens
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Doullennais
Mayor	Mme Catherine Penet-Caron (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	95 m–173 m (avg. 115 m)
Land area¹	8,25 km²
Population² (1999)	279
- Density	33/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80445/ 80600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Humbercourt is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D127 road, some 16 miles southwest of Arras and on the border with the Pas-de-Calais departement formed by the Grouches valley. To the north is the Bois de Dessus, but for the most part, the district is flat farm land.

[edit] History

Linked with the seigneurs of the family "De Brimeu", whose coats of arms adorn the church porch, along with the Toison d'Or awarded to Jean De Brimeu for his services to the king, Charles the Bold.

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
352	370	327	303	295	279
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Humbercourt on the Insee website (French)
• Humbercourt on the Quid website (French)
• Site du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 25, 2008.