Beaumont-Hamel

French commune|name=Beaumont-Hamel


x = 140
y = 38
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Péronne
canton=Albert
insee=80069
cp=80300
maire=M. Bernard Omiel
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
longitude=2.6572
latitude=50.084
alt moy=75 m
alt mini=70 m
alt maxi=148 m
hectares=831
km²=8,31
pop=218
date-pop=1999
dens=26|

Beaumont-Hamel is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Population

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

Situated some 7 miles north of Albert and opened by Earl Haig on June 7, 1925, Newfoundland Memorial Park, covering 84 acres, was purchased by the Government of Newfoundland as a memorial to the armed forces of Newfoundland. Along with preserved trench lines there are a number of memorials and cemeteries contained within the park. There are three cemeteries within Newfoundland Memorial Park: Hawthorn Ridge No. 2 (containing 214 burials from July 1; 191 UK, 23 Newfoundland); Hunter's (46 burials); and Y Ravine (366 burials; 328 UK, 38 Newfoundland).