Bettencourt-Rivière
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Commune of Bettencourt-Rivière |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Molliens-Dreuil | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Hallencourt | |
| Mayor | René Drouvin (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 11 m–94 m (avg. 20 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 7,38 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
212 | |
| - Density | 28/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80099/ 80270 | |
| 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. | ||
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Bettencourt-Rivière is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D216 road, some 15 miles southeast of Abbeville. The commune is made up of two villages: Bettencourt to the west, on the left bank of the small river Airaines and Rivière to the east, on the right bank of the river.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 166 | 183 | 168 | 161 | 200 | 212 |
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[edit] Places of interest
- Bettencourt church
- Rivière church
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
(All French language)
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 24th, 2008.
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