Courcelette

Courcelette ( Picard: Corchlette ) is a northern French village with 147 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality is part of the Canton of Albert and is part of the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot.

Geography

The town is located on the border of Picardy and Artois, and of the area in the southwest of the department of Road D929 (formerly Route nationale 29) of Amiens on Albert is limited to Bapaume lies about 9 km north- west of Albert.

History

The parish was in the Middle Ages under the rule of the Lords of Courcelette. During the First World War she was one of the venues of the Battle of the Somme from September to November 1916.

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 2001 Xavier Vandendriessche.

Attractions

  • Church Saint- Ultan
  • Canadian monument at the D929
  • British military cemetery on the way to Thiepval
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