Beauval, Somme
Beauval | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Beauval  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Doullens |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Doullennais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Pierre Lucas |
Area 1 | 22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 2,155 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80071 /80630 |
| Elevation | 67–164 m (220–538 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beauval is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Beauval is 20 miles (32 km) north of Amiens, towards Doullens, on the national road N25.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2173 | 2192 | 2206 | 2274 | 2286 | 2243 | 2155 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places and monuments
- Magnificent church; the interior has been used as the backdrop to some French films.
- The War Memorial
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beauval (Somme).
(All French language)
- Beauval sur le site du Quid
- Localisation de Beauval sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes
- Plan de Beauval sur Mapquest
- Beauval sur le site de la Communauté de Communes du Doullennais
- Portail du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme Doullens and the surrounding area.
- Site du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme
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