Bettembos

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

Commune of Bettembos

Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
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.
France

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

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[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

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