Béthencourt-sur-Somme

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Béthencourt-sur-Somme) (, literally Béthencourt on Somme); ) is a commune in the Somme) department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D15 and D62 road junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some 16 mi west of Saint-Quentin.

Population

History

It was here that King Henry V found a crossing point over the river Somme in 1415, just days before the Battle of Agincourt.

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