Beauquesne

Beauquesne
Commune
The church in Beauquesne
Coat of arms
Beauquesne Location within Hauts-de-France region Beauquesne
Coordinates: 50°05′07″N 2°23′33″E / 50.0853°N 2.3925°E / 50.0853; 2.3925Coordinates: 50°05′07″N 2°23′33″E / 50.0853°N 2.3925°E / 50.0853; 2.3925
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	François Durieux
Area1	20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,342
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80070 /80600
Elevation	98–164 m (322–538 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 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.

Beauquesne is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The name comes from the Picard for the oak tree, ‘quesne’

Geography

Situated at the junction of the D23 and the D31 roads, 17 miles to the north of Amiens

Population

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beauquesne.

(All French language)

• Beauquesne sur le site du Quid
• Localisation de Beauquesne sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes
• Beauquesne sur le site de la Communauté de Communes du Doullennais
• Portail du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme Doullens and the surrounding area.
• Site du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme