Ochancourt

Ochancourt
Commune
Cemetery and church
Ochancourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Ochancourt
Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 1°36′57″E / 50.1042°N 1.6158°E / 50.1042; 1.6158Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 1°36′57″E / 50.1042°N 1.6158°E / 50.1042; 1.6158
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Friville-Escarbotin
Intercommunality CC Vimeu
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Michel Tondellier
Area1 3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 259
 • Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80603 /80210
Elevation 45–79 m (148–259 ft)
(avg. 71 m or 233 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.

Ochancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Ochancourt is situated on the D48 road, some 10 miles (16 km) west of Abbeville.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
197213189241253235259
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

Within the commune, on the ‘land of graves’, are said to rest the remains of those that died (9000+ ) at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu, where Louis III of France fought and defeated the Normans in 881. Other historians claim it is the site of the battle itself.[1]

Places of interest

Castle, on a postcard.
  • The church, with parts dating from the twelfth century
  • The family chapels in the cemetery and at the crossroads

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gaston Vasseur (Nibas et ses annexes).


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