Auchonvillers | |
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 War memorial in Auchonvillers | |
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| Coordinates:50°04′53″N2°37′51″E / 50.0814°N 2.6308°E /50.0814; 2.6308 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Cyril Carnel[1] |
Area 1 | 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 124 |
| • Density | 21.7/km2 (56.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80038 /80560 |
| Elevation | 117–157 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 acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Its name seems to come from an old German man's nameAlko (hypocoristic for a name startingAlk-) or similar (who invaded with theFranks in the 5th century AD), and Latinvillare ("[land] belonging to a villa, farm").[3]
The area was involved in theBattle of the Somme. There is aCommonwealth War Cemetery in the commune. English-speaking troops commonly rendered the place's name as "Ocean Villas".[4]
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