Villers-Faucon
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Villers-Faucon
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| Coordinates: 49°58′39″N 3°06′00″E / 49.9775°N 3.1°ECoordinates: 49°58′39″N 3°06′00″E / 49.9775°N 3.1°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Roisel |
| Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | André Brouette |
| Area1 | 11.42 km2 (4.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 673 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80802 / 80240 |
| Elevation | 75–144 m (246–472 ft) (avg. 104 m or 341 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Villers-Faucon is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The commune is situated 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint Quentin, at the D72 and D101 crossroads, in the far east of the département. The commune also includes the hamlet of Sainte-Emilie.
According to Abbot Decagny of Roisel, Villers-Faucon was originally Villers-Falcon and previously Villare Falconis, which means,in Latin, villa of the hawks. Villers-Faucon’s original puprpose was that of a falconry, located in the heart of the forest of Arrouaise.
The village was almost totally destroyed in 1916, during the First World War. Following a withdrawal of German troops around the Hindenburg line, the inhabitants were evacuated to the north to Denain, tons of dynamite were set off around all of the buildings in the town (including the sugar refinery at St. Emilie) and all the trees were cut down, to leave the field open for the approach of troops. The village was destroyed, but the cemetery was left untouched.
After the conflict, reconstruction began, which lasted almost a decade, led by a rebuilding cooperative led by Louis Faille.
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