Berteaucourt-les-Dames
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Flixecourt | |
| Community association | Nièvre et Somme | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 3 ' N , 2 ° 9' E | |
| height | 24-122 m | |
| surface | 4.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,162 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 250 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80850 | |
| INSEE code | 80093 | |
 Abbey and church |
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Berteaucourt-les-Dames ( Picard : Berthecourt-attachés-Daŋmes ) is a northern French municipality with 1162 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 Amiens and belongs to the canton of Flixecourt .
geography
Berteaucourt-les-Dames is located around 4.5 kilometers southeast of Domart-en-Ponthieu in the Nièvre valley .
history
The Benedictine Abbey, which was dissolved in 1790 and under whose jurisdiction the village stood, was founded in 1094/95 by Walter von Pontoise . The Romanesque abbey church became a parish church after the French Revolution ; a part was broken off at the beginning of the 19th century. Around 1870 it was restored and partially reconstructed by the architect Edmond Duthoit .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1,092 | 1,149 | 1,067 | 1,044 | 1,116 | 1.109 | 1,170 | 1,141 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Jean-Paul Delavenne since 2001.
Attractions
- former Benedictine abbey of Sainte-Marie, founded in 1095 and dissolved in 1790, with church and the Hostellerie, which has been restored since 2007, classified as Monument historique in 1840 and 1995 ( Base Mérimée PA00116098 and PA00135578)
