Joncourt
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Commune of Joncourt |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
| Canton | Le Catelet |
| Mayor | René Brule (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 108 m–153 m (avg. 145 m) |
| Land area¹ | 7,25 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
332 |
| - Density | 45/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 02392/ 02420 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Joncourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardie in northern France. It lies near the St. Quentin Canal.
On October 1, 1918 during World War I, a battle was fought there that was described by the Allied media at that time as "the Miracle of the War", the 46th (North Midland) Division broke through the Hindenburg Line near the town at the canal. Wilfred Owen was awarded the Military Cross.
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