Pozières

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Coordinates: 50°02′29″N 2°43′25″E / 50.0413888889, 2.72361111111

Commune of Pozières

Location

Administration

Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot

Mayor

M. Bernard Delattre
(2001-2008)

Statistics

Elevation

115 m–161 m
(avg. 163 m)

Land area^¹

3,24 km²

Population^²
(1 999)

244

- Density

75/km²

Miscellaneous

INSEE/Postal code

80640/ 80300

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.

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

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

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D929 road, some 21 miles northeast of Amiens between Albert and Bapaume, on the Pozières ridge.

[edit] Population

Population Growth
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
278	281	254	279	276	244
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

The village was completely destroyed in World War I during what became the Battle of Pozières, which was part of the Battle of the Somme. The village was subsequently rebuilt, and is now the site of several war memorials. The Australian flag flies over Pozières in recognition of the sacrifice of the ANZACs in the Battle of Pozières. Amongst the British and other Commonwealth forces who fought at Pozières, the Australians suffered over 5,000 killed, wounded or taken prisoner.