Béthencourt-sur-Somme

Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Commune
Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Location within Hauts-de-France region Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Coordinates: 49°47′44″N 2°57′52″E / 49.7956°N 2.9644°E / 49.7956; 2.9644Coordinates: 49°47′44″N 2°57′52″E / 49.7956°N 2.9644°E / 49.7956; 2.9644
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Intercommunality	CC Est de la Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	François-Xavier Legrand
Area¹	2.87 km² (1.11 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	134
• Density	47/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80097 /80190
Elevation	53–83 m (174–272 ft) (avg. 58 m or 190 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.

Béthencourt-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D15 and D62 road junction, on the banks of the Somme river, some 16 miles (26 km) west of Saint-Quentin.

Historical population of Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	107	132	118	117	122	110	134
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

It was here that King Henry V found a crossing point over the river Somme in 1415, just days before the Battle of Agincourt.

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Communes of the Somme department

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