Bettembos

Bettembos
Commune
Bettembos
Location within Hauts-de-France region Bettembos
Coordinates: 49°48′18″N 1°52′50″E / 49.805°N 1.8806°E / 49.805; 1.8806Coordinates: 49°48′18″N 1°52′50″E / 49.805°N 1.8806°E / 49.805; 1.8806
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jackie Guilbert
Area¹	4.16 km² (1.61 sq mi)
Population (2010)²	98
• Density	24/km² (61/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80098 /80290
Elevation	169–192 m (554–630 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 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.

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

Etymology of the commune’s name

Betembos (1154), Betemboiz (1177), Betthembos (1206), Bedembos (1337), Bethembos (1349), Bettembos (1483), Betembo (1648), Betenbos (1710), Betenbo (1733), Bettenbos (1750), Betanbo (1778).

Geography

Bettembos is situated on the D36 road, within a mile of the A29 autoroute, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Bettembos
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	83	97	86	89	88	98	99
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

References

INSEE

External links

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Communes of the Somme department

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