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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The town hall and school in Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre | |
Coordinates: 50°04′50″N 2°41′12″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. |
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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