Dernancourt

Not to be confused with Dernancourt, South Australia.

Dernancourt
Dernancourt
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Lequeux (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	39–107 m (128–351 ft) (avg. 46 m/151 ft)
Land area1	6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population2	454  (2006)
- Density	68 /km2 (180 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80238/ 80300
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.

Coordinates: 49°58′29″N 2°37′54″E / 49.974722°N 2.63167°E / 49.974722; 2.63167

Dernancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Dernancourt is situated on the D52 road, some 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Dernancourt

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
305	345	401	501	472	437	454
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places and monuments

The commune was considerably affected by World War I. 2131 Commonwealth soldiers are buried in the military cemetery here

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• The Commonwealth cemetery
• South Africans buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
• Dernancourt on the Quid website (French)