Joncourt

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Joncourt
Commune
The road into Joncourt
Location of Joncourt
(2020–2026)		Philippe Ricour^[1]
Area ¹	7.25 km² (2.80 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	319
• Density	44/km² (110/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 a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

It lies near the St. Quentin Canal.

History

On 1 October 1918 during World War I, a battle was fought there that was described by the Allied media at that time as "the Miracle of the War", the 46th (North Midland) Division broke through the Hindenburg Line near the town at the canal. For his courage and leadership in the Joncourt action, the poet Wilfred Owen was posthumously awarded the Military Cross.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.