Beaucamps-le-Vieux

Beaucamps-le-Vieux
Beaucamps-le-Vieux
Location within Picardy region  Beaucamps-le-Vieux
Coordinates: 49°50′42″N 1°46′48″E / 49.845°N 1.78°ECoordinates: 49°50′42″N 1°46′48″E / 49.845°N 1.78°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Hornoy-le-Bourg
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	M. François Thiverny
Area^1	5.02 km^2 (1.94 sq mi)
Population (2010)^2	1,437
• Density	290/km^2 (740/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80062 / 80430
Elevation	127–201 m (417–659 ft) (avg. 189 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.

Beaucamps-le-Vieux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated at the junction of the D96, D496 and D211 roads, 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the banks of the Bresle River, the border of the departments of the Somme and Seine-Maritime.

Population

Historical population of Beaucamps-le-Vieux

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1336	1449	1457	1443	1404	1385	1460
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

In 1891, Beaucamps-le-Vieux became the provisional terminal of the Somme regional railway, coming from Amiens, then later reaching Aumale in 1901 and eventually Envermeu in 1906. The line closed to passengers in 1940, and to all traffic in 1947. The train station still stands, but is in private ownership.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

(All French language)

• Beaucamps-le-Vieux sur le site du Quid
• Localisation de Beaucamps-le-Vieux sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes
• Plan de Beaucamps-le-Vieux sur Mapquest