Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière
Location within Hauts-de-France region Bettencourt-Rivière
Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 1°58′41″E / 49.9978°N 1.9781°E / 49.9978; 1.9781Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 1°58′41″E / 49.9978°N 1.9781°E / 49.9978; 1.9781
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality	Région d'Hallencourt
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	René Drouvin
Area¹	7.38 km² (2.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	226
• Density	31/km² (79/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

References

INSEE

External links

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Bettencourt-Rivière on the Quid site (French)

Communes of the Somme department

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