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.
Béthencourt-sur-Somme | |
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_France.JPG) 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°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 (2021)[2] | 127 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/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. | |
Geography
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 132 | — |
| 1975 | 118 | −1.59% |
| 1982 | 117 | −0.12% |
| 1990 | 122 | +0.52% |
| 1999 | 110 | −1.14% |
| 2007 | 133 | +2.40% |
| 2012 | 129 | −0.61% |
| 2017 | 129 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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.
See also
References
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