Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre

Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre
Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre

Coordinates: 50°04′50″N 2°41′12″E / 50.0806°N 2.6867°ECoordinates: 50°04′50″N 2°41′12″E / 50.0806°N 2.6867°E
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Albert
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Jean-Claude Chatelain
Area1 3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 77
 • Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80065 / 80300
Elevation 73–139 m (240–456 ft)
(avg. 77 m or 253 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.

Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 20 miles (32 km) south of Arras on the D50 and D163 junction. The Ancre river is little more than a trickle through marshy ground at this point.

Population

Historical population of Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population122127111103908777
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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