Béthencourt-sur-Somme | |
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 The church in Béthencourt-sur-Somme | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Béthencourt-sur-Somme  | |
  Béthencourt-sur-Somme  Béthencourt-sur-Somme | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′44″N 2°57′52″E / 49.7956°N 2.9644°ECoordinates: 49°47′44″N 2°57′52″E / 49.7956°N 2.9644°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Ham |
| Intercommunality | CC Est de la Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patricia Poturalski[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 129 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80097 /80190 |
| Elevation | 53–83 m (174–272 ft) (avg. 58 m or 190 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Béthencourt-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [betɑ̃kuʁ syʁ sɔm], literally Béthencourt on Somme; Picard: Bétencourt-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography[edit]
The commune is situated on the D15 and D62 road junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some 16 miles (26 km) west of Saint-Quentin.
Population[edit]
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 107 | 132 | 118 | 117 | 122 | 110 | 134 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
History[edit]
It was here that King Henry V found a crossing point over the river Somme in 1415, just days before the Battle of Agincourt.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
