Beauquesne

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Beauquesne
Beauquesne
Coordinates: 50°05′07″N 2°23′33″E / 50.0853°N 2.3925°E / 50.0853; 2.3925Coordinates: 50°05′07″N 2°23′33″E / 50.0853°N 2.3925°E / 50.0853; 2.3925
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Doullens
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Doullennais
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) François Durieux
Area
 • Land1 20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Population2 1,342
 • Population2 Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80070 / 80600
Elevation 98–164 m (322–538 ft)
(avg. 144 m or 472 ft)

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.

Beauquesne is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France. The name comes from the Picard for the oak tree, ‘quesne’

Geography

Situated at the junction of the D23 and the D31 roads, 17 miles to the north of Amiens

Population

Historical population of Beauquesne
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1242126511941139114711761342
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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