Hallencourt () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Somme department in
Hauts-de-France in northern
France
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.
Geography
Hallencourt is situated at the junction of the D21, D53 and D173 roads, some south of
Abbeville
Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of ...
.
The commune comprises the two villages of Hallencourt and Hocquincourt.
Population
Places of interest
* The war memorial
* The Château de Beauvoir at Hocquincourt (now a private hotel)
Personalities
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Roman Opałka
Roman Opałka (27 August 1931 – 6 August 2011) was a French-born Polish painter, whose works are mostly associated with conceptual art.
Opałka was born on 27 August 1931 in Abbeville-Saint-Lucien, France, to Polish parents. The family retu ...
, French artist of Polish ancestry, was born in Hocquincourt in 1931.
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Édouard Louis
Édouard Louis (born Eddy Bellegueule; 30 October 1992) is a French writer.
Biography
Édouard Louis, born Eddy Bellegueule was born and raised in the town of Hallencourt in northern France, which is the setting of his first novel, the autob ...
, French writer, is from Hallencourt. He wrote his debut autobiographical novel ''En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule'' (2014, translated into English as ''The End of Eddy'') about growing up there.
See also
*
Communes of the Somme department
References
External links
Canton of Hallencourtopalka1965.com - Roman Opalka website
Communes of Somme (department)
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