Auchonvillers
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Auchonvillers (French pronunciation: [oʃɔ̃vile]; Picard: Chonvilé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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War memorial in Auchonvillers | |
 Location of Auchonvillers | |
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| Coordinates: 50°04′53″N 2°37′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Cyril Carnel[1] |
Area 1 | 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 125 |
| • Density | 21.9/km2 (56.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80038 /80560 |
| Elevation | 117–157 m (384–515 ft) (avg. 158 m or 518 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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").[3]
First World War
The area was involved in the Battle of the Somme. There is a Commonwealth War Cemetery in the commune. English-speaking troops commonly rendered the place's name as 'Ocean Villas';[4] British gunners also knew it as 'Eight-inch Villas'.[5]
