Ablaincourt-Pressoir | |
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.JPG) The town hall of Ablaincourt | |
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| Coordinates:49°50′26″N2°49′23″E / 49.8406°N 2.8231°E /49.8406; 2.8231 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Ham |
| Intercommunality | Terre de Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Dany Domont[1] |
Area 1 | 9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 263 |
| • Density | 27.8/km2 (72.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ablaincourtois, Ablaincourtoises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80002 /80320 |
| Elevation | 67–88 m (220–289 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ablaincourt-Pressoir (Picard:Ablaincourt-Pressor) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
The two villages were formerly separately administered, but were joined in 1966.
Ablaincourt-Pressoir is found in theSanterre sub-region, where early French kings made their base, atNoyon.
The town is in a strategic position close to the intersections of the A1Paris-Lille autoroute and the A29 autoroute betweenAmiens andSaint-Quentin. Two departmental roads meet nearby (the D150 and the D164).The town also an internationalTGV rail station, theGare TGV Haute-Picardie, nicknamed "The sugar-beet station" named after the predominant crop of the area.
Abatix Curtis, Habelini Curtis (1046), Ablani Curtis, Ableni Curia (1106), Abbecourt (1144), Abiaucourt (1215), Ablaincort (1230), Ablincourt (1733) and finally, Ablaincourt, which signifies an abbey.
Pressurs or Drêsur (1180).
In 1215, Jean I de Nesle built a castle here. Remains of themotte can still be seen, which marks out the position of the keep.
In 1648, possession of the fiefdom of Ablaincourt passed from the Blattepière family to the Mathieu family.
DuringWorld War IAblaincourt etPressoir were at the centre of theBattle of the Somme. Both communes were totally ruined by the fighting.
Data before 1966 in the table and graph below refer to the old commune Ablaincourt, before the merger with Pressoir.[3] The population of Pressoir was 144 in 1851, 106 in 1896 and 64 in 1962.[4]
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