Béthencourt

Béthencourt

Coat of arms
Béthencourt

Coordinates: 50°08′14″N 3°26′02″E / 50.1372°N 3.4339°E / 50.1372; 3.4339Coordinates: 50°08′14″N 3°26′02″E / 50.1372°N 3.4339°E / 50.1372; 3.4339
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Carnières
Intercommunality CaudrésisCatésis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Paul Souply
Area1 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 738
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59075 / 59540
Elevation 87–121 m (285–397 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 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.

Béthencourt is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 726    
1800 611−15.8%
1806 622+1.8%
1821 850+36.7%
1831 1,040+22.4%
1836 1,095+5.3%
1841 1,132+3.4%
1846 1,216+7.4%
1851 1,236+1.6%
1856 1,299+5.1%
1861 1,397+7.5%
1866 1,473+5.4%
1872 1,511+2.6%
1876 1,545+2.3%
1881 1,463−5.3%
1886 1,489+1.8%
1891 1,498+0.6%
1896 1,514+1.1%
1901 1,443−4.7%
1906 1,466+1.6%
1911 1,471+0.3%
1921 1,270−13.7%
1926 1,265−0.4%
1931 1,203−4.9%
1936 1,141−5.2%
1946 1,044−8.5%
1954 1,037−0.7%
1962 988−4.7%
1968 933−5.6%
1975 839−10.1%
1982 766−8.7%
1990 694−9.4%
1999 676−2.6%
2006 717+6.1%
2009 738+2.9%
Castle before 1914

Heraldry

The arms of Béthencourt are blazoned :
Sable, 10 lozenges conjoined Or, 3, 3, 3, 1.

See also

References

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