Beauquesne

Beauquesne
Commune
The church in Beauquesne
Coat of arms
Location of Beauquesne
Beauquesne Location within France Beauquesne Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°05′07″N 2°23′33″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Durieux
Area 1	20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,352
• Density	67.47/km2 (174.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80070 /80600
Elevation	98–164 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%
2023	1,352	+0.16%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Somme department