Bettembos

Bettembos
Bettembos
Location within Picardy region Bettembos
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jackie Guilbert
Area1	4.16 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	98
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80098 / 80290
Elevation	169–192 m (554–630 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 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.

Bettembos is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Etymology of the commune’s name

Betembos (1154), Betemboiz (1177), Betthembos (1206), Bedembos (1337), Bethembos (1349), Bettembos (1483), Betembo (1648), Betenbos (1710), Betenbo (1733), Bettenbos (1750), Betanbo (1778).

Geography

Bettembos is situated on the D36 road, within a mile of the A29 autoroute, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Bettembos

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	83	97	86	89	88	98	99
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

• Bettembos on the Quid site (French)
• Bettembos on the map of France (French)
• Bettembos on Mapquest