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Joncourt | |
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_city_limit_sign.JPG) The road into Joncourt | |
 Location of Joncourt | |
  Joncourt  Joncourt | |
| Coordinates:49°57′24″N3°18′01″E / 49.9567°N 3.3003°E /49.9567; 3.3003 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
| Canton | Bohain-en-Vermandois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Philippe Ricour[1] |
Area 1 | 7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 326 |
| • Density | 45.0/km2 (116/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02392 /02420 |
| Elevation | 108–153 m (354–502 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Joncourt (French pronunciation:[ʒɔ̃kuʁ]) is acommune in theAisnedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
It lies near theSt. Quentin Canal.
On 1 October 1918 duringWorld War I, a battle was fought there that was described by theAllied media at that time as "the Miracle of the War", the 46th (North Midland) Division broke through theHindenburg Line near the town at the canal. For his courage and leadership in the Joncourt action, the poetWilfred Owen was posthumously awarded theMilitary Cross.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 313 | — |
| 1968 | 278 | −11.2% |
| 1975 | 250 | −10.1% |
| 1982 | 259 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 302 | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 332 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 326 | −1.8% |
| 2012 | 317 | −2.8% |
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