Bettembos

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Coordinates: 49°48′18″N 1°52′50″E / 49.805, 1.88056

Commune of Bettembos
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Canton de Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Mayor	M. Jackie Guilbert (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	169 m–192 m (avg. 190 m)
Land area¹	4,16 km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80098/ 80290
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bettembos is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Etymology; Ancient forms of the commune’s name 2 Geography 3 Population 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Etymology; Ancient forms of the commune’s name

Betembos (1154), Betemboiz (1177), Betthembos (1206), Bedembos (1337), Bethembos (1349), Bettembos (1483), Betembo (1648), Betenbos (1710), Betenbo (1733), Bettenbos (1750), Betanbo (1778).

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D36 road, within a mile of the A29 autoroute, some 25 miles southwest of Amiens.

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
83	97	86	89	88	98
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

(All French language)

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

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