Beaucamps-le-Vieux | |
|---|---|
 The town hall and church of Beaucamps-le-Vieux | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Beaucamps-le-Vieux | |
  Beaucamps-le-Vieux  Beaucamps-le-Vieux | |
| Coordinates:49°50′42″N1°46′48″E / 49.845°N 1.78°E /49.845; 1.78 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Poix-de-Picardie |
| Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | François Thiverny[1] |
Area 1 | 5.02 km2 (1.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,421 |
| • Density | 283/km2 (733/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80062 /80430 |
| Elevation | 127–201 m (417–659 ft) (avg. 189 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. | |
Beaucamps-le-Vieux (French pronunciation:[bokɑ̃ləvjø];Picard:Bieucamp) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
The commune is situated at the junction of the D96, D496 and D211 roads, 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the banks of theBresle, the border of the departments of theSomme andSeine-Maritime.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,449 | — |
| 1975 | 1,457 | +0.08% |
| 1982 | 1,443 | −0.14% |
| 1990 | 1,404 | −0.34% |
| 1999 | 1,385 | −0.15% |
| 2007 | 1,443 | +0.51% |
| 2012 | 1,417 | −0.36% |
| 2017 | 1,421 | +0.06% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
In 1891, Beaucamps-le-Vieux became the provisional terminal of the Somme regional railway, coming fromAmiens, then later reachingAumale in 1901 and eventuallyEnvermeu in 1906.The line closed to passengers in 1940, and to all traffic in 1947. The train station still stands, but is in private ownership.
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