Ribeaucourt (Somme)

Ribeaucourt
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Flixecourt
Community association	Nièvre et Somme
Coordinates	50 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 7' E Coordinates: 50 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 7' E
height	83-136 m
surface	5.42 km 2
Residents	250 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	46 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	80620
INSEE code	80671
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Ribeaucourt ( Picard : Ribieucourt ) is a northern French municipality with 250 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

The municipality is located around 5.5 kilometers north of Domart-en-Ponthieu and 4.5 kilometers west of Bernaville . The castle is located in the northwest of the municipality on an avenue cross. The Bois de Ribeaucourt , criss-crossed by star-shaped aisles, is only partially on the municipal territory. The hamlet of Barlette in the south belongs to Ribeaucourt .

Toponymy and History

The place name is derived from the personal name Erembold (us). The lords of Ribeaucourt were vassals of the Abbey of Saint-Riquier (Centula, Centulum).

During the Second World War , the German Wehrmacht set up rocket launchers in the Bois de Ribeaucourt. In the summer of 1944, the place was damaged in American air raids.