Étricourt-Manancourt

Étricourt - Manancourt ( Picard: Étricourt Mona Court ) is a commune with 533 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region of northern France. The municipality belongs to the canton Combles and is part of the Communauté de communes du canton de Combles.

Geography

The municipality with the two districts Étricourt and Manancourt ( south ) is located about ten kilometers east of Combles on the west bank of the Canal du Nord and the Territory roads D72 and D43. In the north of the municipal territory is crossed by the D172 ( part of the system of Chaussée Brune skin). Through the municipal area of ​​the planned Canal Seine- Nord Europe is to run as Großschifffahrtsweg. In Étricourt - Manancourt the 4350 m long canal tunnel basement de Ruyaulcourt of the Canal du Nord begins.

History

In the train of the planned major shipping lane extensive exploratory excavations took place, in which Palaeolithic finds were revealed. Next a Celtic farm and a Celtic necropolis were discovered.

During World War I the town was several times on the front line. In the train of the Second Battle of the Marne preparatory surgery Michael German troops crossed on March 24, 1918, as Étricourt the Canal du Nord. At the time of the armistice, the place was almost completely destroyed. The reconstruction took a long time to complete. The municipality received the Croix de guerre as a distinction from 1914 to 1918.

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 2001, Jean -Pierre Coquette.

Attractions

British military cemetery on the D172.

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