Beauval, Somme

Beauval
Coat of arms
Beauval
Location within Picardy region  Beauval
Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°19′49″E / 50.1064°N 2.3303°ECoordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°19′49″E / 50.1064°N 2.3303°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Doullennais
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Pierre Lucas
Area^1	22.56 km^2 (8.71 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	2,155
• Density	96/km^2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80071 / 80630
Elevation	67–164 m (220–538 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 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.

The church

Beauval is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Beauval is 20 miles (32 km) north of Amiens, towards Doullens, on the national road N25.

Population

Historical population of Beauval, Somme

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	2173	2192	2206	2274	2286	2243	2155
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places and monuments

• Magnificent church; the interior has been used as the backdrop to some French films.
• The War Memorial

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

(All French language)

• Beauval sur le site du Quid
• Localisation de Beauval sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes
• Plan de Beauval sur Mapquest
• Beauval sur le site de la Communauté de Communes du Doullennais
• Portail du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme Doullens and the surrounding area.
• Site du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme