Béthencourt-sur-Somme

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Béthencourt-sur-Somme

(2020–2026) Patricia Poturalski^[1]Area

2.87 km² (1.11 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

127 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80097 /80190

Elevation53–83 m (174–272 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Béthencourt-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [betɑ̃kuʁ syʁ sɔm], literally Béthencourt on Somme; Picard: Bétencourt-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D15 and D62 road junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some 16 miles (26 km) west of Saint-Quentin.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	132	—
1975	118	−1.59%
1982	117	−0.12%
1990	122	+0.52%
1999	110	−1.14%
2007	133	+2.40%
2012	129	−0.61%
2017	129	+0.00%
Source: INSEE^[3]

History

It was here that King Henry V found a crossing point over the river Somme in 1415, just days before the Battle of Agincourt.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE