Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre (French pronunciation: [bokuʁ syʁ lɑ̃kʁ], literally Beaucourt on the Ancre; Picard: Bieucourt-su-l'Inke) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre | |
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.JPG) The town hall and school in Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre | |
Location of Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre  | |
  Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre  Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre | |
| Coordinates: 50°04′50″N 2°41′12″E / 50.0806°N 2.6867°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Jean-Claude Chavatte[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 88 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80065 /80300 |
| Elevation | 73–139 m (240–456 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The commune is situated 20 miles (32 km) south of Arras on the D50 and D163 junction. The Ancre river is little more than a trickle through marshy ground at this point.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 127 | — |
| 1975 | 111 | −1.91% |
| 1982 | 103 | −1.06% |
| 1990 | 90 | −1.67% |
| 1999 | 87 | −0.38% |
| 2007 | 83 | −0.59% |
| 2012 | 98 | +3.38% |
| 2017 | 95 | −0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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