Hendecourt-lès-Ransart

Hendecourt-lès-Ransart (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dkuʁ ʁɑ̃saʁ], literally Hendecourt near Ransart) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Hendecourt-lès-Ransart
The church of Hendecourt-lès-Ransart
The church of Hendecourt-lès-Ransart
Coat of arms of Hendecourt-lès-Ransart
Location of Hendecourt-lès-Ransart
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Hendecourt-lès-Ransart is located in France
Hendecourt-lès-Ransart
Hendecourt-lès-Ransart
Hendecourt-lès-Ransart is located in Hauts-de-France
Hendecourt-lès-Ransart
Hendecourt-lès-Ransart
Coordinates: 50°12′21″N 2°43′59″E / 50.2058°N 2.7331°E / 50.2058; 2.7331
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Barrois[1]
Area
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2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
138
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62425 /62175
Elevation90–124 m (295–407 ft)
(avg. 122 m or 400 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 small farming village situated 7 miles (11 km) south of Arras, on the D4 road.

History

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The etymology of the name begins as ‘’’Hetnanicurtis’’, the small area (curtis) belonging to someone by the name of Hetna, in the Merovingian time. The name has changed over the years: Hendecourdelle (1300); Hendecourdel (1300, 1380, 1450, 1457, 1552, 1556, 1574, 1578); Hendecordel (1338, 1400); Hennecourt (1500); Hendecorde (1565); Hennnecordel (1723); Hendecourt (1804); Hendecourt-Lez-Ransart in the 19th century and finally Hendecourt-Les-Ransart.
The first chateau was probably built around 1703 by Louis-Joseph Le Sergeant of Hendecourt on the site of an earlier manor house. The chateau and its farm were sold in 1878 to the Diesbach de Belleroche family from Fribourg Switzerland, who still own it today.
The entire village and chateau were completely destroyed between 1914-1918 then rebuilt. The old flour mill was dismantled in 1912.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 132—    
1975 120−1.35%
1982 118−0.24%
1990 123+0.52%
1999 125+0.18%
2007 124−0.10%
2012 122−0.32%
2017 135+2.05%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, after World War I.
  • The chateau.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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