Bettencourt-Rivière
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Location of Bettencourt-Rivière  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Molliens-Dreuil |
| Intercommunality | Région d'Hallencourt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | René Drouvin |
Area 1 | 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 226 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/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 Picardie 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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 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
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bettencourt-Rivière.
- Bettencourt-Rivière on the Quid site (French)
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