Louvencourt

Louvencourt
Commune
The town hall in Louvencourt

Coat of arms
Louvencourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Louvencourt
Coordinates: 50°05′40″N 2°30′00″E / 50.0944°N 2.5°E / 50.0944; 2.5Coordinates: 50°05′40″N 2°30′00″E / 50.0944°N 2.5°E / 50.0944; 2.5
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Albert
Intercommunality Pays du Coquelicot
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Claude Pécoul
Area1 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 263
  Density 34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80493 /80560
Elevation 95–152 m (312–499 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Louvencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Vera Brittain's fiancée Roland Leighton is buried in the Louvencourt commonwealth war cemetery

Geography

Louvencourt is situated 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Amiens, on the D938 road

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
274304306283259264263
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

References


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