Ribeaucourt, Somme

Ribeaucourt
Ribeaucourt
Location within Picardy region  Ribeaucourt
Coordinates: 50°07′04″N 2°07′11″E / 50.1178°N 2.1197°E / 50.1178; 2.1197Coordinates: 50°07′04″N 2°07′11″E / 50.1178°N 2.1197°E / 50.1178; 2.1197
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Domart-en-Ponthieu
Intercommunality	Val de Nièvre et environs
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Gilles Sené
Area
• Land1	5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population2	173
• Population2 Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80671 / 80620
Elevation	83–136 m (272–446 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 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.

Ribeaucourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Ribeaucourt is situated 15 miles (24 km) east of Abbeville, on the D185 and D66 crossroads.

Population

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 5 and 7 July 1944 caused serious damage to the village and the forest.^[1]

Places of interest

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

The war memorial

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Ribeaucourt on the Quid website (French)