Bécordel-Bécourt (French pronunciation: [bekɔʁdɛl bekuʁ]; before 1900: Bécourt-Bécordel[3][4]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Bécordel-Bécourt
The town hall and school of Bécordel-Bécourt
The town hall and school of Bécordel-Bécourt
Location of Bécordel-Bécourt
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Bécordel-Bécourt is located in France
Bécordel-Bécourt
Bécordel-Bécourt
Bécordel-Bécourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Bécordel-Bécourt
Bécordel-Bécourt
Coordinates: 49°59′25″N 2°41′10″E / 49.9903°N 2.6861°E / 49.9903; 2.6861
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityPays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Devillers[1]
Area
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3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
153
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80073 /80300
Elevation50–110 m (160–360 ft)
(avg. 56 m or 184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Situated on the D938 road, about 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Albert.

History

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The village of Bécourt was destroyed in the First World War, see Battle of Albert (1914).

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 146—    
1975 144−0.20%
1982 142−0.20%
1990 139−0.27%
1999 122−1.44%
2007 169 4.16%
2012 163−0.72%
2017 160−0.37%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bécordel-Bécourt, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Paul Decagny, L'arrondissement de Péronne, ou recherches sur les villes, bourgs, villages et hameaux qui le composent (J. Quentin, 1844), p. 182.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE