Fricourt | |
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 German war cemetery | |
 Location of Fricourt | |
  Fricourt  Fricourt | |
| Coordinates:49°59′56″N2°42′57″E / 49.9989°N 2.7158°E /49.9989; 2.7158 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Myriam Demailly[1] |
Area 1 | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 469 |
| • Density | 41.5/km2 (107/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80366 /80300 |
| Elevation | 54–134 m (177–440 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fricourt (French pronunciation:[fʁikuʁ]) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Fricourt is situated on the D147 and D64 junction, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast ofAmiens.
Fricourt is about a kilometre fromMametz. It was close to thefront line for much ofWorld War I and saw particularly fierce fighting during the1916,first 1918 andsecond 1918 Battles of the Somme and thefirst,second andthird Battles of Albert. Fricourt is also one of the sites where largemines were exploded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 471 | — |
| 1975 | 477 | +0.18% |
| 1982 | 502 | +0.73% |
| 1990 | 466 | −0.93% |
| 1999 | 448 | −0.44% |
| 2007 | 498 | +1.33% |
| 2012 | 494 | −0.16% |
| 2017 | 490 | −0.16% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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