Hallencourt
Hallencourt 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 south of Abbeville.The commune comprises the two villages of Hallencourt and Hocquincourt.
Population
Places of interest
- The war memorial
- The Château de Beauvoir at Hocquincourt
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 about growing up there.