Hyencourt-le-Grand

Part of Hypercourt in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Hyencourt-le-Grand

49°49′19″N 2°50′05″E / 49.822°N 2.8347°E / 49.822; 2.8347CountryFranceRegionHauts-de-FranceDepartmentSommeArrondissementPéronneCantonHamCommuneHypercourt Area

2.95 km² (1.14 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

74 • Density25/km² (65/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

80320

Elevation75–98 m (246–322 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hyencourt-le-Grand is a former commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Hypercourt.^[2]

Geography

The commune is situated on the D164 road, some 28 miles (45 km) 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 World War I military hospital. Occasional subsidence indicates its presence.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	87	—
2011	82	−1.18%
2021	74	−1.02%
Source: INSEE^[3]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 May 2016 (in French)
^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE