Driencourt
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Location of Driencourt  | |
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| 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 (2001–2008) | Hilde Mascre |
| Area 1 | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 91 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/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 is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Driencourt is situated on the D181 road, some 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Quentin.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 111 | 119 | 97 | 88 | 78 | 85 | 91 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
History
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
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External links
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