Dernancourt

{{Distinguish|Dernancourt, South Australia}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Dernancourt

|commune status = Commune

|image = Dernancourt (4).JPG

|caption = The town hall in Dernancourt

|image coat of arms =

|arrondissement = Péronne

|canton = Albert

|INSEE = 80238

|postal code = 80300

|mayor = Sylvain Lequeux{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Pays du Coquelicot

|coordinates = {{coord|49.9747|2.6317|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 46

|elevation min m = 39

|elevation max m = 107

|area km2 = 6.63

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Dernancourt ({{IPA|fr|dɛʁnɑ̃kuʁ}}; {{langx|pcd|Dèrnincourt}}) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Dernancourt is situated on the D52 road, some {{Convert|30|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Amiens.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80238#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |345

|1975 |401

|1982 |501

|1990 |472

|1999 |437

|2007 |442

|2012 |440

|2017 |540

}}

Places and monuments

The commune was considerably affected by World War I. The First and Second Battles of Dernancourt were fought there. 127 Commonwealth soldiers are buried in the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery and 2167 are buried in the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2000003/dernancourt-communal-cemetery/|title=Dernancourt Communal Cemetery|website=Commonwealth War Graves|access-date=19 January 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/3800/dernancourt-communal-cemetery-extension/|title=Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension|website=Commonwealth War Graves|access-date=19 January 2018}}

See also

References

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