Bermicourt

Bermicourt
Chateau de Bermicourt Chateau de Bermicourt
Coat of arms of Bermicourt Coat of arms
Bermicourt
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Bermicourt
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	Saint-Polois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Hernu
Area1	5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	156
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62114 / 62130
Elevation	95–142 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bermicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	153	—
1968	159	+3.9%
1975	146	−8.2%
1982	143	−2.1%
1990	127	−11.2%
1999	128	+0.8%
2009	156	+21.9%

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Hotel - Restaurant at Bermicourt (French)
• Bermicourt on the Quid website (French)