Hallencourt Explained

Hallencourt (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Hallencourt is situated at the junction of the D21, D53 and D173 roads, some 10miles south of Abbeville.The commune comprises the two villages of Hallencourt and Hocquincourt.

Places of interest

• The war memorial
• The Château de Beauvoir at Hocquincourt (now a private hotel)

Personalities

• Roman Opałka, French artist of Polish ancestry, was born in Hocquincourt in 1931.
• Édouard Louis, 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

External links

• Canton of Hallencourt
• opalka1965.com - Roman Opalka website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.