Béthencourt-sur-Mer

Béthencourt-sur-Mer
Commune
The town hall and school in Béthencourt-sur-Mer
Location of Béthencourt-sur-Mer
Béthencourt-sur-Mer Béthencourt-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 50°04′43″N 1°30′15″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Friville-Escarbotin
Intercommunality	CC Vimeu
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Denis Durot
Area 1	2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population  (2010)	1,042
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80096 /80130
Elevation	75–119 m (246–390 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 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-Mer (Picard: Bétincourt-su-Mér) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D19 and D229 road junction, some 3 miles (5 km) from the seaside and 18 miles (29 km) west of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population of Béthencourt-sur-Mer

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1002	1120	1163	1074	1024	997	1040
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Béthencourt-sur-Mer on the Quid site (French)
• Béthencourt-sur-Mer on the map of France (French)