Courcelette
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Courcelette
|commune status = Commune
|image = Monument courcelette.JPG
|caption = Courcelette Memorial
|arrondissement = Péronne
|canton = Albert
|INSEE = 80216
|postal code = 80300
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays du Coquelicot
|coordinates = {{coord|50.0589|2.7478|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 150
|elevation min m = 109
|elevation max m = 156
|area km2 = 4.66
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Courcelette ({{IPA|fr|kuʁsəlɛt}}) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Courcelette is situated on the D929 and D107 crossroads, some {{Convert|30|mi|km|0}} northeast of Amiens.
History
Courcelette was a major tactical objective in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette during the Somme Offensive of the First World War during which the village was razed. The village was assigned as the major objective of the Canadian Corps during that battle and they succeeded in capturing it. Accordingly, the actions and sacrifices of the Canadians are commemorated at the Courcelette Memorial which is just south of the village beside the D929 roadway.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80216#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |180
|1975 |176
|1982 |150
|1990 |142
|1999 |133
|2007 |142
|2012 |146
|2017 |154
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Commons category|Courcelette}}
{{Somme communes}}
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Category:Communes of Somme (department)
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