Béthencourt

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Béthencourt

(2020–2026) Paul Souply^[1]Area

5.15 km² (1.99 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

716 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59075 /59540

Elevation87–121 m (285–397 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Béthencourt (French pronunciation: [betɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	933	—
1975	839	−1.51%
1982	766	−1.29%
1990	694	−1.23%
1999	677	−0.28%
2009	738	+0.87%
2014	766	+0.75%
2020	736	−0.66%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Béthencourt are blazoned :
Sable, 10 lozenges conjoined Or, 3, 3, 3, 1.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE