Becquigny, Somme

French commune|name=Becquigny


x = 135
y = 42
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Montdidier
canton=Montdidier
insee=80074
cp=80500
maire=Denis Soufflet
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du canton de Montdidier
longitude=2.6239
latitude=49.69639
alt moy=59 m
alt mini=50 m
alt maxi=107 m
hectares=604
km²=6,04
sans=99
date-sans=1999
dens=16|

Becquigny is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Becquigny is a small village on the left bank of the river Avre. Situated on the D214 road, some 20 miles southeast of Amiens

Population

History

* Archeological investigations have found gallo-roman traces in the village.
* The town, mentioned for the first time in 1119, was rebuilt after being destroyed in 1163. It belonged to the Abbey of Saint Corneille of Compiègne, and the Roye family were at sometime lords of the manor.
* As with many towns of the Somme, Becquigny underwent the ravages of the First World War.

Places and monuments

* In the cemetery are the ruins of a magnificent chapel that once belonged to the Order of the Templars. The 12th century gate is a fine example of Romanesque architecture.

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

(All French language)
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=74109 Becquigny sur le site de l'Institut géographique national]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80074&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Becquigny sur le site de l'Insee]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=31445&req=Becquigny Becquigny sur le site du Quid]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=800074 Localisation de Becquigny sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=49.6963888888889&longitude=2.62388888888889&zoom=8 Plan de Becquigny sur Mapquest]

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 21th, 2008."