Béthencourt-sur-Somme

Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Commune
The church in Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Coordinates: 49°47′44″N 2°57′52″E / 49.7956°N 2.9644°E / 49.7956; 2.9644Coordinates: 49°47′44″N 2°57′52″E / 49.7956°N 2.9644°E / 49.7956; 2.9644
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Ham
Intercommunality CC Est de la Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) François-Xavier Legrand
Area1 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 134
 • Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Béthencourt-sur-Somme (Picard: Bétencourt-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D15 and D62 road junction, on the banks of the Somme river, some 16 miles (26 km) west of Saint-Quentin.

Population

Historical population of Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population107132118117122110134
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

It was here that King Henry V found a crossing point over the river Somme in 1415, just days before the Battle of Agincourt.

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