Béthencourt-sur-Somme

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Coordinates: 49°47′44″N 2°57′52″E / 49.7956, 2.9644

Commune of Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Canton de Nesle
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Nesle
Mayor	cFrançois-Xavier Legrand (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	53 m–83 m (avg. 58 m)
Land area¹	2,87 km²
Population² (1999)	110
- Density	38/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80097/ 80190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Béthencourt-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 History 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D15 and D62 road junction, on the banks of the Somme river, some 16 miles west of Saint-Quentin.

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
107	132	118	117	122	110
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

(All French language)

• Béthencourt-sur-Somme sur le site de l'Institut géographique national
• Béthencourt-sur-Somme sur le site de l'Insee
• Béthencourt-sur-Somme sur le site du Quid
• Localisation de Béthencourt-sur-Somme sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes
• Plan de Béthencourt-sur-Somme sur Mapquest

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 24th, 2008.