Beaumont-Hamel
Beaumont-Hamel is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
Beaumont-Hamel | |
The monument to the dead, in Beaumont | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Picardy |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Albert |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot |
Mayor | Agnes Briet-Lavaquerie[1] (2020–2026) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 70–148 m (230–486 ft) (avg. 75 m/246 ft) |
Land area1 | 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80069/ 80300 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Beaumont-Hamel Media
Map of Beaumont-Hamel during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 (red – British front line, blue – German fortifications).
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.