Auchonvillers


Auchonvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Its name seems to come from an old German man's name Alko or similar, and Latin villare.

First World War

The area was involved in the Battle of the Somme. There is a big war cemetery there. English-speaking troops commonly rendered the place's name as "Ocean Villas".