Bécordel-Bécourt (; before 1900: ''Bécourt-Bécordel''
[Paul Decagny, ''L'arrondissement de Péronne, ou recherches sur les villes, bourgs, villages et hameaux qui le composent'' (J. Quentin, 1844), p]
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) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Somme department in
Hauts-de-France in northern
France
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Geography
Situated on the D938 road, about southeast of
Albert
Albert may refer to:
Companies
* Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia
* Albert Productions, a record label
* Alber ...
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History
The village of Bécourt was destroyed in the First World War, see
Battle of Albert (1914)
The Battle of Albert (also known as the First Battle of Albert) began on 25 September 1914, in what became known as the "Race to the Sea", during the First World War. It followed the First Battle of the Aisne as both sides moved northwards, tryi ...
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Population
See also
*
Communes of the Somme department
References
Communes of Somme (department)
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