Abancourt, Oise
Encyclopedia
Abancourt is a small village in northern France
. It is designated municipally as a commune
within the département of Oise
.
of Abancourt is situated in the western extremity of the Oise
department, on the border of the Seine-Maritime
department.
The Bresle River
flows north-west from Abancourt along the Formerie plateau into the English Channel
at Tréport
.
period reside in the Beauvais
museum. On Abancourt's ancient Roman road lies a linden
tree 6 meters in circumference
, possibly the marker of a military border or a Celt
ic monument.
The village is mentioned as Abencort in 1146, Abencurtis in 1148, Hebencurt in 1148, Abencurt in 1150 and 1152, Habencourt in 1180, Abencourt in 1337, 1454 and the sixteenth century. A Jean d'Abancourt and an Adrien d'Abancourt are recorded as successive seigneurs
of Abancourt at the beginning of the fifteenth century.
The village was renamed Abancourt-la-Montagne after the French Revolution
. Between 1791 and 1823, the commune was reattached to Romescamps
. In 1823, Abancourt was newly created as a commune out of Blargies
and Hennicourt was added to it.
of Formerie, Grandvilliers and Marseille en Beauvaisis, as well as some communes of the Canton of Songeons.
The commune is part of "Greater Beauvaisis", one of the sixteen constituent pays of the "Pays of Picardy
".
The commune participates in numerous intercommunal groups:
s to investment and euros to services.
In 2006, the residential tax collected by the commune was 3.37%, the land value tax
on developed properties was 22.06% and the professional tax was 2.92%..
's residents) and 34.4% were tenants
(compared to the department's 35.8%).
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...
. It is designated municipally as a commune
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...
within the département of Oise
Oise
Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
.
Geography
The communeCommunes 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...
of Abancourt is situated in the western extremity of the Oise
Oise
Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department, on the border of the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
department.
The Bresle River
Bresle River
The Bresle is a river in the northwest of France that flows into the English Channel at Le Tréport. It crosses the departements of Oise, Somme and Seine-Maritime.- Introduction :...
flows north-west from Abancourt along the Formerie plateau into the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
at Tréport
Le Tréport
Le Tréport is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D940, the D78 and the D1015 roads...
.
Climate of Picardy
History
Tools and amphoras from Abancourt's RomanRoman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
period reside in the Beauvais
Beauvais
Beauvais is a city approximately by highway north of central Paris, in the northern French region of Picardie. It currently has a population of over 60,000 inhabitants.- History :...
museum. On Abancourt's ancient Roman road lies a linden
Tilia
Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The greatest species diversity is found in Asia, and the genus also occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but not western North America...
tree 6 meters in circumference
Circumference
The circumference is the distance around a closed curve. Circumference is a special perimeter.-Circumference of a circle:The circumference of a circle is the length around it....
, possibly the marker of a military border or a Celt
Celt
The Celts were a diverse group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Roman-era Europe who spoke Celtic languages.The earliest archaeological culture commonly accepted as Celtic, or rather Proto-Celtic, was the central European Hallstatt culture , named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria....
ic monument.
The village is mentioned as Abencort in 1146, Abencurtis in 1148, Hebencurt in 1148, Abencurt in 1150 and 1152, Habencourt in 1180, Abencourt in 1337, 1454 and the sixteenth century. A Jean d'Abancourt and an Adrien d'Abancourt are recorded as successive seigneurs
Lord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
of Abancourt at the beginning of the fifteenth century.
The village was renamed Abancourt-la-Montagne after the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
. Between 1791 and 1823, the commune was reattached to Romescamps
Romescamps
Romescamps is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
. In 1823, Abancourt was newly created as a commune out of Blargies
Blargies
Blargies is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
and Hennicourt was added to it.
Heraldry
Intercommunality
Abancourt is a member of the Communauté de communes de la Picardie Verte (Community of communes of Green Picardy), which comprises the communes of the cantonsCantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
of Formerie, Grandvilliers and Marseille en Beauvaisis, as well as some communes of the Canton of Songeons.
The commune is part of "Greater Beauvaisis", one of the sixteen constituent pays of the "Pays of Picardy
Picardy
This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...
".
The commune participates in numerous intercommunal groups:
- The electrification SIVOM (syndicat intercommunal à vocations multiples; intercommunal syndicate of multiple vocations) of FormerieFormerieFormerie is a small town in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
. - The water syndicate of BlargiesBlargiesBlargies is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
. - The intercommunal syndicate of school boards of Abancourt, BlargiesBlargiesBlargies is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
, Boutavent la Grange.
Budget and fiscalism
The principal 2006 municipal budget allocated euroEuro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s to investment and euros to services.
In 2006, the residential tax collected by the commune was 3.37%, the land value tax
Land value tax
A land value tax is a levy on the unimproved value of land. It is an ad valorem tax on land that disregards the value of buildings, personal property and other improvements...
on developed properties was 22.06% and the professional tax was 2.92%..
Urbanism
In 1999, 59.4% of the commune's residents were proprietors of their places of residence (compared to 60.4% of the departmentOise
Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
's residents) and 34.4% were tenants
Renting
Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for all property charges regularly incurred by the ownership from landowners...
(compared to the department's 35.8%).