Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière
Commune
The church in Bettencourt-Rivière
Coat of arms
Location of Bettencourt-Rivière
Bettencourt-Rivière Bettencourt-Rivière
Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 1°58′41″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches
Intercommunality	CA Baie de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	René Drouvin
Area 1	7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	219
• Density	30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80099 /80270
Elevation	11–94 m (36–308 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bettencourt-Rivière is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D216 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Abbeville. The commune is made up of two villages: Bettencourt to the west, on the left bank of the small river Airaines and Rivière to the east, on the right bank of the river.

Population

Historical population of Bettencourt-Rivière

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	166	183	168	161	200	212	226
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• Bettencourt church
• Rivière church

Rivière church

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

External links

• Bettencourt-Rivière on the Quid site (French)