Maricourt, Somme

Maricourt
Commune
The British war cemetery in Maricourt
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Guillemont
Area1	7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	80513 / 80360
Elevation	55–129 m (180–423 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Maricourt (French pronunciation: ​[maʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is twinned with Brundall, Norfolk, England.

Geography

Maricourt is situated on the D938 road, some 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Amiens.

Population

Population history
Year Pop. ±% 1962 172 —     1968 187 +8.7% 1975 165 −11.8% 1982 146 −11.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1990 137 −6.2% 1999 145 +5.8% 2006 161 +11.0%

The Commonwealth Cemetery

The Commonwealth Cemetery

See also

• Communes of the Somme department