Bermicourt

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Arnaud Fauquembergue^[1]Area5.53 km² (2.14 sq mi)Population169 • Density31/km² (79/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation95–142 m (312–466 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bermicourt (French pronunciation: [bɛʁmikuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

Geography

A small farming village located 28 miles (47 km) northwest of Arras on the D98 road.

History

On 15 September 1916, during the First World War, shortly before Haig's attack on Flers, the British Tank Corps, equipped with its new 'secret weapon', the tank, and commanded by General Hugh Elles set up its headquarters at Chateau de Bermicourt. At that time the chateau belonged to Count Jean de Hauteclocque. The headquarters remained stationed there until the end of the war.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	159	—
1975	146	−1.21%
1982	143	−0.30%
1990	127	−1.47%
1999	128	+0.09%
2009	156	+2.00%
2014	155	−0.13%
2020	172	+1.75%
Source: INSEE[5]

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The château.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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