Beaufort-en-Santerre

Beaufort -en- Santerre ( Picard: Bieufort -in- Santerre ) is a northern French village with 190 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) by the Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Montdidier, in the canton of Rosières -en- Santerre and is part of the Communauté de communes du Santerre.

Geography

The church in the countryside Santerre is 6.5 km south-southwest of Rosières -en- Santerre at the department road D161.

History

In Beaufort remains of a Roman villa have been found. The place is first mentioned in 1206. The municipality received the Croix de guerre as a distinction from 1914 to 1918. During the Second World War battles took place in early June 1940 held in Beaufort. On 7 July 2001, the city suffered storm damage.

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 2001 Claude Morel.

Attractions

  • Since 1926 as a monument historique The registered Notre- Dame de l' Assomption from the 12th century ( Base Mérimée PA00116089 ), with baptismal font from the 14th century
  • The multi- rebuilt castle, since the First World War, partly ruinous
  • The Canadian Military Cemetery
Picardy Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Santerre (region) Ailly-sur-Noye Andechy Armancourt (Somme) Assainvillers Aubercourt Ayencourt Bayonvillers Beaucourt-en-Santerre Becquigny (Somme) Beuvraignes Biarre Bouillancourt-la-Bataille Braches Breuil (Somme) Caix Cayeux-en-Santerre Champien Chaussoy-Epagny Chilly (Somme) Chirmont Coullemelle Cressy-Omencourt Curchy Dancourt-Popincourt Davenescourt Domart-sur-la-Luce Ercheu Faverolles (Somme) Fescamps Folies Folleville (Somme) Fontaine-sous-Montdidier Fransart Fransures Grivillers Guerbigny Hallu Hangard Hangest-en-Santerre Hargicourt (Somme) Hattencourt Herly (Somme) Ignaucourt Jumel La Chavatte La Neuville-Sire-Bernard Laucourt Le Plessier-Rozainvillers Le Quesnel Liancourt-Fosse Malpart Marquivillers Maucourt (Somme) Mesnil-Saint-Georges Montdidier (Somme) Moreuil Morisel Moyencourt Parvillers-le-Quesnoy Piennes-Onvillers Punchy, Somme Quiry-le-Sec Remaugies Rogy Rouvrel Rouvroy-en-Santerre Rubescourt Saint-Mard (Somme) Sauvillers-Mongival Thory (Somme) Warsy Warvillers
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