Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Bettencourt-Rivière
The church in Bettencourt-Rivière
Coat of arms
Location of Bettencourt-Rivière
Bettencourt-Rivière
Bettencourt-Rivière
Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 1°58′41″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonGamaches
IntercommunalityCA Baie de Somme
Government
  Mayor (20012008) René Drouvin
Area
1
7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[1]
230
  Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80099 /80270
Elevation11–94 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.

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
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population166183168161200212226
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • Bettencourt church
  • Rivière church
Rivière church

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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