Le Hamel (French pronunciation: [lə amɛl]) is a commune in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
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Coordinates: 49°53′00″N 2°34′00″E / 49.8833°N 2.5667°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Corbie |
Intercommunality | Val de Somme |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Chevin[1] |
Area 1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 484 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80411 /80800 |
Elevation | 28–101 m (92–331 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Hamel is situated some 20 km east of Amiens in the valley of the Somme. The surrounding district is the historical Santerre, a lightly wooded and agricultural plateau.
The settlement is first documented in 1184 as belonging to the powerful abbey of Corbie. The name has the same root as hameau ("hamlet"), a small rural settlement.
The town and surrounding countryside was the scene of the Battle of Hamel on 4 July 1918, during World War I. The battle, despite being small in scale, is notable for being the first instance in which combined arms tactics were used in warfare.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |