Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière
Bettencourt-Rivière
Location within Picardy region  Bettencourt-Rivière
Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 1°58′41″E / 49.9978°N 1.9781°ECoordinates: 49°59′52″N 1°58′41″E / 49.9978°N 1.9781°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality	Région d'Hallencourt
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	René Drouvin
Area^1	7.38 km^2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	226
• Density	31/km^2 (79/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80099 / 80270
Elevation	11–94 m (36–308 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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.

Bettencourt-Rivière is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D216 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Abbeville. The commune is made up of two villages: Bettencourt to the west, on the left bank of the small river Airaines and Rivière to the east, on the right bank of the river.

Population

Historical population of Bettencourt-Rivière

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	166	183	168	161	200	212	226
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• Bettencourt church
• Rivière church

Rivière church

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bettencourt-Rivière on the Quid site (French)