Humbercourt

French commune| name= Humbercourt


x = 136
y = 35
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Amiens
canton=Canton de Doullens
insee=80445
cp=80600
maire=Mme Catherine Penet-Caron
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Doullennais
alt moy=115 m
alt mini=95 m
alt maxi=173 m
hectares=825
km²=8,25
sans=279
date-sans=1999
dens=33|

Humbercourt is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated on the D127 road, some 16 miles southwest of Arras and on the border with the Pas-de-Calais departement formed by the Grouches valley. To the north is the Bois de Dessus, but for the most part, the district is flat farm land.

History

Linked with the seigneurs of the family "De Brimeu", whose coats of arms adorn the church porch, along with the Toison d'Or awarded to Jean De Brimeu for his services to the king, Charles the Bold.

Population

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80445&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Humbercourt on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Humbercourt Humbercourt on the Quid website] fr
* [http://www.les3vals.com/ Site du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme] fr

Notes

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