Beauval, Somme
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Commune of Beauval |
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| Location | ||
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Doullens | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Doullennais | |
| Mayor | Pierre Lucas (2001-2008) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 67 m–164 m (avg. 116 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 22,56 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
2243 | |
| - Density | 99/km² | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 80071/ 80630 | |
| 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. | ||
Beauval is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Beauval is 20 miles north of Amiens, towards Doullens, on the national road N25.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 2173 | 2192 | 2206 | 2274 | 2286 | 2243 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] Places and monuments
- Magnificent church; the interior has been used as the backdrop to some French films.
- The War Memorial
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External Links
(All French language)
- Beauval sur le site de l'Institut géographique national
- Beauval sur le site de l'Insee
- Beauval sur le site du Quid
- Localisation de Beauval sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes
- Plan de Beauval sur Mapquest
- Beauval 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
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 17th, 2008.


