Auchonvillers

Auchonvillers
Commune
War memorial in Auchonvillers
War memorial in Auchonvillers
Location of Auchonvillers
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Auchonvillers is located in France
Auchonvillers
Auchonvillers
Auchonvillers is located in Hauts-de-France
Auchonvillers
Auchonvillers
Coordinates: 50°04′53″N 2°37′51″E / 50.0814°N 2.6308°E / 50.0814; 2.6308
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityCC Pays Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cyril Carnel[1]
Area
1
5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
130
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80038 /80560
Elevation117–157 m (384–515 ft)
(avg. 158 m or 518 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auchonvillers (French pronunciation: [oʃɔ̃vile]; Picard: Chonvilé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Its name seems to come from an old German man's name Alko (hypocoristic for a name starting Alk-) or similar (who invaded with the Franks in the 5th century AD), and Latin villare ("[land] belonging to a villa, farm").[3]

First World War

The area was involved in the Battle of the Somme. There is a Commonwealth War Cemetery in the commune. English-speaking troops commonly rendered the place's name as "Ocean Villas".[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Dictionnaire des noms de lieux de France, edited by A Dauzat & Ch. Rostaing, publ. by Larousse in 1963
  4. ^ Saturday, 22 August, 2009 Michael Duffy and Eamon Duffy (2009-08-22). "The Western Front Today - Auchonvillers Cemetery". First World War.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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