Béthencourt-sur-Somme
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Somme | |
Arrondissement | Péronne | |
Canton | Ham | |
Community association | Est de la Somme | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 48 ′ N , 2 ° 58 ′ E | |
height | 53-83 m | |
surface | 2.87 km 2 | |
Residents | 129 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 80190 | |
INSEE code | 80097 | |
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Béthencourt-sur-Somme is a French municipality with 129 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France in northern France. The municipality belongs to the canton of Ham and is part of the Est de la Somme municipal association .
geography
The municipality is located on the west bank of the Somme, which is channeled here , north of Rouy-le-Grand and south of Pargny on the D62 departmental road . There is a road link over a bridge to Villecourt , on the opposite side of the Somme valley . The valley floodplain largely belongs to the municipality.
history
In Béthencourt there was only one under the rule of Louis XIII in the 13th century . defunct castle that controlled the crossing over the Somme.
The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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107 | 132 | 118 | 117 | 122 | 110 | 134 |
administration
François-Xavier Legrand has been mayor ( maire ) since 2001.