Hyencourt-le-Grand

French commune| name= Hyencourt-le-Grand


x = 141
y = 44
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Péronne
canton=Canton de Chaulnes
insee=80447
cp=80320
maire=M. Jean-Claude Walbrou
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes de Haute Picardie
alt moy=98 m
alt mini=75 m
alt maxi=98 m
hectares=295
km²=2,95
sans=81
date-sans=1999
dens=27|

Hyencourt-le-Grand is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated on the D164 road, some 28 miles southeast of Amiens in the area known as the Santerre.

History

The first reference to the village of Hyencourt-le-Grand occurs during the Middle Ages when a château was built here. All that remains of the château is the chapel of Saint-Léger, rebuilt after the First World War and restored by local people in 2005. Buried beneath the village is a Great War military hospital. Occasional subsidence indicates its presence.

Population

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80447&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Hyencourt-le-Grand on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Hyencourt-le-Grand Hyencourt-le-Grand on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 25th 2008."