Hyencourt-le-Grand
Encyclopedia
Hyencourt-le-Grand is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
in the area known as the Santerre.
when a château was built here. All that remains of the château is the chapel
of Saint-Léger
, rebuilt after the First World War and restored by local people in 2005.
Buried beneath the village is a World War I
military hospital. Occasional subsidence indicates its presence.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
department in Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The commun is situated on the D164 road, some 28 miles (45 km) southeast of AmiensAmiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
in the area known as the Santerre.
History
The first reference to the village of Hyencourt-le-Grand occurs during the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
when a château was built here. All that remains of the château is the chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
of Saint-Léger
Saint-Léger
Saint-Léger as a person is Saint Léger, or Leodegar, 7th century Bishop of Autun.In geoography it is the name or part of the name of several communes, often named after the saint:-In Belgium:*Saint-Léger, Belgium, in Luxembourg province...
, rebuilt after the First World War and restored by local people in 2005.
Buried beneath the village is a World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
military hospital. Occasional subsidence indicates its presence.