Bermicourt
Bermicourt | |
|---|---|
 Chateau de Bermicourt | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bermicourt  | |
  Bermicourt  Bermicourt | |
| Coordinates: 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 | CC du Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Fauquembergue[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 169 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62114 /62130 |
| Elevation | 95–142 m (312–466 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bermicourt (French pronunciation: [bɛʁmikuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A small farming village located 28 miles (47 km) northwest of Arras on the D98 road.
History
[edit]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.[4]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 159 | — |
| 1975 | 146 | −1.21% |
| 1982 | 143 | −0.30% |
| 1990 | 127 | −1.47% |
| 1999 | 128 | +0.09% |
| 2009 | 156 | +2.00% |
| 2014 | 155 | −0.13% |
| 2020 | 172 | +1.75% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sights
[edit]- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The château.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ The Tank Corps Memorial in Bermicourt at www.ternois-tourisme.com. Retrieved 18 Mar 2016.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bermicourt.
- Hotel - Restaurant at Bermicourt (in French)
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