Driencourt

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2022–2026) Katy Ondicana Gomez^[1]Area5 km² (2 sq mi)Population83 • Density17/km² (43/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation65–139 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]; Picard: Dryincourt ) 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[3]

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

References