Driencourt
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Driencourt (French pronunciation: [dʁijɛ̃kuʁ]; Picard: Dryincourt ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Driencourt | |
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The town hall and school in Driencourt | |
 Location of Driencourt | |
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| Coordinates: 49°57′33″N 3°00′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Péronne |
| Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Katy Ondicana Gomez[1] |
Area 1 | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 78 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80258 /80240 |
| Elevation | 65–139 m (213–456 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Driencourt is situated on the D181 road, some 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Quentin.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 119 | — |
| 1975 | 97 | −2.88% |
| 1982 | 88 | −1.38% |
| 1990 | 78 | −1.50% |
| 1999 | 85 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 88 | +0.43% |
| 2012 | 98 | +2.18% |
| 2017 | 92 | −1.26% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
History
As with many towns in this part of France, World War I saw the place reduced to rubble. A Parisian architect, Jacques Debat-Ponsan, was employed to design and reconstruct the town's public buildings.
- Reconstruction of the school and Mayor's office – accomplished in 1927
- Reconstruction of the church achieved in 1920
- Other reconstructions. A certain number of homes, judging by their style, were rebuilt by the same architect.
