Joncourt

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CountryFrance
Area
1
7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
328
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Joncourt
Commune
The road into Joncourt
The road into Joncourt
Location of Joncourt
Joncourt is located in France
Joncourt
Joncourt
Joncourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Joncourt
Joncourt
Coordinates: 49°57′24″N 3°18′01″E / 49.9567°N 3.3003°E / 49.9567; 3.3003
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementSaint-Quentin
CantonBohain-en-Vermandois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Ricour[1]
Area
1
7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
328
 • Density45.2/km2 (117/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02392 /02420
Elevation108–153 m (354–502 ft)
(avg. 145 m or 476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Joncourt (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

It lies near the St. Quentin Canal.

On 1 October 1918 during World War I, a battle was fought there that was described by the Allied media at that time as "the Miracle of the War", the 46th (North Midland) Division broke through the Hindenburg Line near the town at the canal. For his courage and leadership in the Joncourt action, the poet Wilfred Owen was posthumously awarded the Military Cross.

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