Béthencourt
| Béthencourt | |
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  Béthencourt | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Béthencourt | |
| Coordinates: 50°08′14″N 3°26′02″E / 50.1372°N 3.4339°ECoordinates: 50°08′14″N 3°26′02″E / 50.1372°N 3.4339°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Carnières |
| Intercommunality | Caudrésis–Catésis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Paul Souply |
| Area1 | 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 738 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59075 / 59540 |
| Elevation |
87–121 m (285–397 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
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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 is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 726 | — |
| 1800 | 611 | −15.8% |
| 1806 | 622 | +1.8% |
| 1821 | 850 | +36.7% |
| 1831 | 1,040 | +22.4% |
| 1836 | 1,095 | +5.3% |
| 1841 | 1,132 | +3.4% |
| 1846 | 1,216 | +7.4% |
| 1851 | 1,236 | +1.6% |
| 1856 | 1,299 | +5.1% |
| 1861 | 1,397 | +7.5% |
| 1866 | 1,473 | +5.4% |
| 1872 | 1,511 | +2.6% |
| 1876 | 1,545 | +2.3% |
| 1881 | 1,463 | −5.3% |
| 1886 | 1,489 | +1.8% |
| 1891 | 1,498 | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 1,514 | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 1,443 | −4.7% |
| 1906 | 1,466 | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 1,471 | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 1,270 | −13.7% |
| 1926 | 1,265 | −0.4% |
| 1931 | 1,203 | −4.9% |
| 1936 | 1,141 | −5.2% |
| 1946 | 1,044 | −8.5% |
| 1954 | 1,037 | −0.7% |
| 1962 | 988 | −4.7% |
| 1968 | 933 | −5.6% |
| 1975 | 839 | −10.1% |
| 1982 | 766 | −8.7% |
| 1990 | 694 | −9.4% |
| 1999 | 676 | −2.6% |
| 2006 | 717 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 738 | +2.9% |
Castle before 1914
Heraldry
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The arms of Béthencourt are blazoned : Sable, 10 lozenges conjoined Or, 3, 3, 3, 1. |
See also
References
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