Bettencourt-Rivière
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Bettencourt-Rivière is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Bettencourt-Rivière | |
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 The church in Bettencourt-Rivière | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bettencourt-Rivière | |
  Bettencourt-Rivière Location within France  Bettencourt-Rivière Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 1°58′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Gamaches |
| Intercommunality | CA Baie de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Maryline Deroussent[1] |
Area 1 | 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 209 |
| • Density | 28.3/km2 (73.3/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. | |
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 | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 183 | — |
| 1975 | 168 | −1.21% |
| 1982 | 161 | −0.61% |
| 1990 | 200 | +2.75% |
| 1999 | 212 | +0.65% |
| 2007 | 223 | +0.63% |
| 2012 | 207 | −1.48% |
| 2017 | 230 | +2.13% |
| 2023 | 209 | −1.58% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- Bettencourt church
- Rivière church
