Country France Department Somme Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 147 (1999) | Region Hauts-de-France Canton Albert Area 5.72 km² Arrondissement Péronne | |
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Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot | ||
Auchonvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Map of 80560 Auchonvillers, France
Its name seems to come from an old German man's name Alko (hypocoristic for a name starting Alk-) or similar (who invaded with the Franks in the 5th century AD), and Latin villare ("[land] belonging to a villa, farm").
First World War
The area was involved in the Battle of the Somme. There is a big war cemetery there. English-speaking troops commonly rendered the place's name as "Ocean Villas".
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Auchonvillers Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA