Beauquesne

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Beauquesne

(2020–2026) François Durieux^[1]Area

20.04 km² (7.74 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,333 • Density67/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80070 /80600

Elevation98–164 m (322–538 ft)
(avg. 144 m or 472 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beauquesne (French pronunciation: [bokɛn]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The name comes from the Picard for the oak tree, "quesne".

Geography

Situated at the junction of the D23 and the D31 roads, 17 miles to the north of Amiens

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,265	—
1975	1,194	−0.82%
1982	1,139	−0.67%
1990	1,147	+0.09%
1999	1,176	+0.28%
2007	1,281	+1.07%
2012	1,357	+1.16%
2017	1,339	−0.27%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE