Hébuterne | |
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 The church of Hébuterne | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hébuterne | |
  Hébuterne  Hébuterne | |
| Coordinates:50°07′34″N2°38′11″E / 50.1261°N 2.6364°E /50.1261; 2.6364 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Denis Caron[1] |
Area 1 | 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 526 |
| • Density | 47.6/km2 (123/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62422 /62111 |
| Elevation | 114–156 m (374–512 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hébuterne (French pronunciation:[ebytɛʁn]) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in the Hauts-de-Franceregion of France[3] 24 kilometres (15 miles) southwest ofArras.
Formerly within the ancient county ofArtois, the village was redesignated within the new Department of thePas de Calais after theFrench Revolution.
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For most of theFirst World War, Hébuterne was in the front line of theWestern Front and occupied by theAllied Forces entrenched on the eastern side of the village facing theImperial German Army 800 yards beyond occupying the village ofGommecourt. In mid-summer 1916, the56th (London) Division of theBritish Army carried out an attack from Hébuterne in an attempt to capture Gommecourt as a part of theBattle of the Somme offensive, which failed with severe losses.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 575 | — |
| 1975 | 516 | −1.53% |
| 1982 | 486 | −0.85% |
| 1990 | 456 | −0.79% |
| 1999 | 465 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 542 | +1.93% |
| 2012 | 517 | −0.94% |
| 2017 | 524 | +0.27% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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