Hébuterne (French pronunciation: [ebytɛʁn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Hébuterne
The church of Hébuterne
The church of Hébuterne
Coat of arms of Hébuterne
Location of Hébuterne
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Hébuterne is located in France
Hébuterne
Hébuterne
Hébuterne is located in Hauts-de-France
Hébuterne
Hébuterne
Coordinates: 50°07′34″N 2°38′11″E / 50.1261°N 2.6364°E / 50.1261; 2.6364
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCC Sud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Denis Caron[1]
Area
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11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
521
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62422 /62111
Elevation114–156 m (374–512 ft)
(avg. 144 m or 472 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village situated 24 kilometres (15 miles) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D27 and the D28 roads.

History

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Formerly within the ancient county of Artois, the village was redesignated within the new Department of the Pas de Calais after the French Revolution.

First World War

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The rebuilt church

For most of the First World War, Hébuterne was in the front line of the Western Front and occupied by the Allied Forces entrenched on the eastern side of the village facing the Imperial German Army 800 yards beyond occupying the village of Gommecourt. In mid-summer 1916, the 56th (London) Division of the British Army carried out an attack from Hébuterne in an attempt to capture Gommecourt as a part of the Battle of the Somme offensive, which failed with severe losses.

By the war's end, the village was a complete wreck due to the violence to which it had been subject during its front line career, and it had to be completely re-built in the 1920s.

Places of interest

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 575—    
1975 516−1.53%
1982 486−0.85%
1990 456−0.79%
1999 465+0.22%
2007 542+1.93%
2012 517−0.94%
2017 524+0.27%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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