Becquigny, Somme

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Coordinates: 49°41′47″N 2°37′26″E / 49.69639, 2.6239

Commune of Becquigny
Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Administration
Country France
Region Picardie
Department Somme
Arrondissement Montdidier
Canton Montdidier
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du canton de Montdidier
Mayor Denis Soufflet
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 50 m–107 m
(avg. 59 m)
Land area¹ 6,04 km²
Population²
(1999)		 99
 - Density 16/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 80074/ 80500
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.
France

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

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[edit] Geography

Becquigny is a small village on the left bank of the river Avre. Situated on the D214 road, some 20 miles southeast of Amiens

[edit] Population

Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
141 142 105 103 97 99
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

  • Archeological investigations have found gallo-roman traces in the village.
  • The town, mentioned for the first time in 1119, was rebuilt after being destroyed in 1163. It belonged to the Abbey of Saint Corneille of Compiègne, and the Roye family were at sometime lords of the manor.
  • As with many towns of the Somme, Becquigny underwent the ravages of the First World War.

[edit] Places and monuments

  • In the cemetery are the ruins of a magnificent chapel that once belonged to the Order of the Templars. The 12th century gate is a fine example of Romanesque architecture.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

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