Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2021–2026) Jean-Claude Chavatte^[1]Area3.51 km² (1.36 sq mi)Population88 • Density25/km² (65/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation73–139 m (240–456 ft)
(avg. 77 m or 253 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre (French pronunciation: [bokuʁ syʁ lɑ̃kʁ], literally Beaucourt on the Ancre; Picard: Bieucourt-su-l'Inke) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 20 miles (32 km) south of Arras on the D50 and D163 junction. The Ancre river is little more than a trickle through marshy ground at this point.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	127	—
1975	111	−1.91%
1982	103	−1.06%
1990	90	−1.67%
1999	87	−0.38%
2007	83	−0.59%
2012	98	+3.38%
2017	95	−0.62%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References