Hyencourt-le-Grand

Hyencourt-le-Grand

Hyencourt-le-Grand
Administration
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Chaulnes
Intercommunality Haute Picardie
Mayor Jean-Claude Walbrou
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 75–98 m (246–322 ft)
(avg. 98 m/322 ft)
Land area1 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population2 90  (2006)
 - Density 31 /km2 (80 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80447/ 80320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hyencourt-le-Grand is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

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Geography

The commun is situated on the D164 road, some 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Amiens in the area known as the Santerre.

History

The first reference to the village of Hyencourt-le-Grand occurs during the Middle Ages when a château was built here. All that remains of the château is the chapel of Saint-Léger, rebuilt after the First World War and restored by local people in 2005. Buried beneath the village is a World War I military hospital. Occasional subsidence indicates its presence.

Population

Historical population of Hyencourt-le-Grand
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 87 93 94 93 78 81 90
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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