Ribeaucourt, Somme

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Coordinates: 50°07′04″N 2°07′11″E / 50.1177777778, 2.11972222222

Commune of Ribeaucourt
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Domart-en-Ponthieu
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Val de Nièvre et environs
Mayor	Gilles Sené (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	83 m–136 m (avg. 135 m)
Land area¹	5,42 km²
Population² (1999)	185
- Density	34/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80671/ 80620
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.

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 History 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External Links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated 15 miles east of Abbeville, on the D185 and D66 crossroads.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
206	206	208	178	209	185
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

The name of the commune is a corruption of Erembauldocurtis (which comes from "Eremboldus" = (skilful or bold leader) and "curtis", meaning a fortified house). Eremboldus was the name of several male members of the Ribeaucourt family, vassals to the abbey of Saint Riquier. The other communes in France bearing the same name have the same origins.
During the Second World War, Ribeaucourt forest was the site of launching ramps for the German V1 rockets. The Germans also occupied the château. Allied bombardments on the 5th and 7th July 1944 caused serious damage to the village and the forest.^[1]

[edit] Places of interest

• The 17th / 18th century château and park. Classed as an historic monument.
• The church of Saint-Sulpice. Classed as an historic monument in 1993.
• The war memorial.
  

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External Links

• Ribeaucourt on the Insee website (French)
• Ribeaucourt on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 18th 2008.