Béthencourt-sur-Mer

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Béthencourt-sur-Mer

(2020–2026) Denis Durot^[1]Area

2.95 km² (1.14 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

912 • Density310/km² (800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80096 /80130

Elevation75–119 m (246–390 ft)
(avg. 97 m or 318 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Béthencourt-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [betɑ̃kuʁ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Béthencourt on Sea; Picard: Bétincourt-su-Mér) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D19 and D229 road junction, some 3 miles (5 km) from the seaside and 18 miles (29 km) west of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,120	—
1975	1,163	+0.54%
1982	1,074	−1.13%
1990	1,024	−0.59%
1999	997	−0.30%
2007	1,048	+0.63%
2012	1,033	−0.29%
2017	968	−1.29%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE