Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière
Administration
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality Région d'Hallencourt
Mayor René Drouvin
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 11–94 m (36–308 ft)
(avg. 20 m/66 ft)
Land area1 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population2 226  (2006)
 - Density 31 /km2 (80 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bettencourt-Rivière is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

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Geography

The commune is situated on the D216 road, some 15 miles (24 km) 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.

Population

Historical population of Bettencourt-Rivière
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 166 183 168 161 200 212 226
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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