Auchonvillers
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Location within Picardy region  Auchonvillers | |
| Coordinates: 50°04′53″N 2°37′51″E / 50.0814°N 2.6308°ECoordinates: 50°04′53″N 2°37′51″E / 50.0814°N 2.6308°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Reveillon |
| Area1 | 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 137 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80038 / 80560 |
| Elevation |
117–157 m (384–515 ft) (avg. 158 m or 518 ft) |
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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. | |
Auchonvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
Its name seems to come from an old German man's name Alko (hypocoristic for a name starting Alk-) or similar (who invaded with the Franks in the 5th century AD), and Latin villare ("[land] belonging to a villa, farm").[1]
First World War
The area was involved in the Battle of the Somme. There is a big war cemetery there. English-speaking troops commonly rendered the place's name as "Ocean Villas".[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Dictionnaire des noms de lieux de France, edited by A Dauzat & Ch. Rostaing, publ. by Larousse in 1963
- ↑ http://www.firstworldwar.com/today/auchovillerscemetery.htm
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