Driencourt

Driencourt
Commune
The town hall and school in Driencourt
Driencourt Driencourt
Coordinates: 49°57′33″N 3°00′38″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Katy Ondicana Gomez
Area 1	5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80258 /80240
Elevation	65–139 m (213–456 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Driencourt (French pronunciation: ​[dʁijɛ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Driencourt is situated on the D181 road, some 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Quentin.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	119	—
1975	97	−2.88%
1982	88	−1.38%
1990	78	−1.50%
1999	85	+0.96%
2007	88	+0.43%
2012	98	+2.18%
2017	92	−1.26%
Source: INSEE

History

As with many towns in this part of France, World War I saw the place reduced to rubble. A Parisian architect, Jacques Debat-Ponsan, was employed to design and reconstruct the town's public buildings.

• Reconstruction of the school and Mayor's office – accomplished in 1927
• Reconstruction of the church achieved in 1920
• Other reconstructions. A certain number of homes, judging by their style, were rebuilt by the same architect.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department