Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre

Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre
Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre
Location within Picardy region Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Claude Chatelain
Area1	3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	77
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

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

Historical population of Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	122	127	111	103	90	87	77
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

(All French language)

• Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre sur le site du Quid
• Localisation de Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes
• Plan de Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre sur Mapquest