Hallencourt

Hallencourt
Hallencourt
Location within Picardy region  Hallencourt
Coordinates: 49°59′32″N 1°52′41″E / 49.9922°N 1.878°ECoordinates: 49°59′32″N 1°52′41″E / 49.9922°N 1.878°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Hallencourt
Intercommunality	Région d'Hallencourt
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Pierre Martin
Area^1	20.55 km^2 (7.93 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,404
• Density	68/km^2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80406 / 80490
Elevation	35–121 m (115–397 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
^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.

Hallencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Hallencourt is situated at the junction of the D21, D53 and D173 roads, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Abbeville. The commune comprises the two villages of Hallencourt and Hocquincourt.

Population

Historical population of Hallencourt

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1350	1367	1370	1407	1374	1348	1404
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The war memorial
• The Château de Beauvoir at Hocquincourt (now a private hotel)

Personalities

• Roman Opałka, French artist, of Polish origin was born in Hocquincourt in 1931.
• Edouard Louis, French writer, is from Hallencourt and wrote his debut "En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule" about growing up there

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Hallencourt on the Quid website (French)
• Canton of Hallencourt
• opalka1965.com - Roman Opalka website