- Fricourt
French commune|name= Fricourt
x = 142
y = 38
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Péronne
canton=Albert
insee=80366
cp=80300
maire=Jacky Tonnel
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
alt moy=65 m
alt mini=54 m
alt maxi=134 m
hectares=1130
km²=11,3
sans=448
date-sans=1999
dens=39|Fricourt is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
Situated on the D147 and D64 junction, some 20 miles northeast of
Amiens .History
It was close to the
front line for much ofWorld War I and saw particularly fierce fighting during theBattles of the Somme and the Battles of Albert. It is about a kilometre fromMametz .Population
Places of interest
clr
ee also
Fricourt German war cemetery Communes of the Somme department External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80366&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Fricourt on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Fricourt Fricourt on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on February 13th 2008."
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