Louvencourt
Louvencourt | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Louvencourt | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Louvencourt | |
  Louvencourt Location within France  Louvencourt Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°05′40″N 2°30′00″E / 50.0944°N 2.5°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michèle Archelin[1] |
Area 1 | 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 289 |
| • Density | 37.3/km2 (96.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80493 /80560 |
| Elevation | 95–152 m (312–499 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Louvencourt (French pronunciation: [luvɑ̃kuʁ]; Picard: Louvincourt) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Vera Brittain's fiancée Roland Leighton is buried in the Louvencourt Commonwealth War Cemetery.
Geography
Louvencourt is situated 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Amiens, on the D938 road.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 304 | — |
| 1975 | 306 | +0.09% |
| 1982 | 283 | −1.11% |
| 1990 | 259 | −1.10% |
| 1999 | 264 | +0.21% |
| 2007 | 263 | −0.05% |
| 2012 | 273 | +0.75% |
| 2017 | 281 | +0.58% |
| 2023 | 289 | +0.47% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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