Fricourt

Fricourt
German war cemetery
Fricourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Fricourt
Coordinates: 49°59′56″N 2°42′57″E / 49.9989°N 2.7158°E / 49.9989; 2.7158Coordinates: 49°59′56″N 2°42′57″E / 49.9989°N 2.7158°E / 49.9989; 2.7158
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacky Tonnel
Area1	11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	508
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80366 /80300
Elevation	54–134 m (177–440 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fricourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Fricourt is situated on the D147 and D64 junction, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Amiens.

Fricourt is about a kilometre from Mametz. It was close to the front line for much of World War I and saw particularly fierce fighting during the 1916, first 1918 and second 1918 Battles of the Somme and the first, second and third Battles of Albert. Fricourt is also one of the sites where large mines were exploded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.