Bettembos

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Bettembos

(2020–2026) Francis Guilbert^[1]Area

4.16 km² (1.61 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

102 • Density25/km² (64/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80098 /80290

Elevation169–192 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.

Bettembos (Picard: Bétimbo) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France 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
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	97	—
1975	86	−1.70%
1982	89	+0.49%
1990	88	−0.14%
1999	98	+1.20%
2007	98	+0.00%
2012	94	−0.83%
2017	102	+1.65%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE