Bermicourt
| Bermicourt | ||
|---|---|---|
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Chateau de Bermicourt | ||
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  Bermicourt | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Bermicourt | ||
| Coordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°13′51″E / 50.4097°N 2.2308°ECoordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°13′51″E / 50.4097°N 2.2308°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Polois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Hernu | |
| Area1 | 5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 156 | |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62114 / 62130 | |
| Elevation |
95–142 m (312–466 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Bermicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography
A small farming village located 28 miles (47 km) northwest of Arras on the D98 road.
History
On 15 September 1916, during the First World War, shortly before Haig's attack on Flers, the British Tank Corps, equipped with its new 'secret weapon', the tank, and commanded by General Hugh Elles set up its headquarters at Chateau de Bermicourt. At that time the chateau belonged to Count Jean de Hauteclocque. The headquarters remained stationed there until the end of the war.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 153 | — |
| 1968 | 159 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 146 | −8.2% |
| 1982 | 143 | −2.1% |
| 1990 | 127 | −11.2% |
| 1999 | 128 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 156 | +21.9% |
Sights
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The château.
See also
References
- ↑ The Tank Corps Memorial in Bermicourt at www.ternois-tourisme.com. Retrieved 18 Mar 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bermicourt. |
- Hotel - Restaurant at Bermicourt (French)
- Bermicourt on the Quid website (French)
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