Béthencourt-sur-Somme

Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Location within Picardy region  Béthencourt-sur-Somme
Coordinates: 49°47′44″N 2°57′52″E / 49.7956°N 2.9644°ECoordinates: 49°47′44″N 2°57′52″E / 49.7956°N 2.9644°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Nesle
Intercommunality	Nesle
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	François-Xavier Legrand
Area^1	2.87 km^2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	134
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
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 Picardie 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.

Population

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.

History

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

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Béthencourt-sur-Somme on the Quid site (French)
• Béthencourt-sur-Somme on the map of France (French)
• Béthencourt-sur-Somme on Mapquest