Béthincourt

Béthincourt
region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Clermont-en-Argonne
Community association	Grand Verdun
Coordinates	49 ° 15 '  N , 5 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 15 '  N , 5 ° 14'  E
height	193-282 m
surface	13.32 km 2
Residents	35 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	3 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	55270
INSEE code	55048
Website	http://www.bethincourt.fr
Town hall (Mairie) of Béthincourt

Béthincourt is a French commune with 35 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Verdun , the canton Clermont-en-Argonne (until 2015: canton Charny-sur-Meuse ) and the community association Grand Verdun . The inhabitants are called Béthincourtois .

geography

Béthincourt is about 14 kilometers northwest of Verdun . Béthincourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gercourt-et-Drillancourt in the north and north-east, Forges-sur-Meuse in the east, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme in the south-east, Esnes-en-Argonne in the south and south-west, Malancourt in the west and Cuisy in the Northwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2016
Residents	88	58	39	34	25th	35	24	31	36
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Martin church, rebuilt after the First World War

Saint Martin Church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 153-156.

Web links

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