Béhen

Béhen
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Abbeville-2
Community association	Vimeu
Coordinates	50 ° 3 '  N , 1 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 3 '  N , 1 ° 45'  E
height	64-114 m
surface	9.83 km 2
Residents	509 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	80870
INSEE code	80076
Mairie Béhen

Béhen ( Picard : Béhin ) is a northern French municipality with 509 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Abbeville and is part of the Communauté de communes du Vimeu and the canton of Abbeville-2 .

geography

The community in Vimeu connects to the south of Moyenneville . The Autoroute A28 (Autoroute des Estuaires, with junction) runs through Béhen . The districts of Boëncourt, Les Croisettes, Les Alleux and Bainast (the last three beyond the Autoroute) belong to the municipality.

Residents

Development of the population

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
412	436	416	446	413	439	436	466

Attractions

• Saint-Josse church, first registered as a monument historique in 1926
• Church of Saint-Aubin by Boëncourt from the 16th century, registered as a monument historique in 1998
• Manoir des Alleux Castle, registered as a monument historique in 1992
• War memorial

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  Saint-Josse church

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  War memorial

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eglise in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Eglise Saint-Aubin de Boëncourt in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
3. ↑ Manoir et ferme des Alleux in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

Commons : Béhen  - collection of images, videos and audio files