Ribeaucourt, Somme

Ribeaucourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Ribeaucourt
Commune
The chateau in Ribeaucourt
Location of Ribeaucourt
Ribeaucourt
Ribeaucourt
Coordinates: 50°07′04″N 2°07′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonFlixecourt
IntercommunalityCC Nièvre et Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Gilles Sené
Area
1
5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
250
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80671 /80620
Elevation83–136 m (272–446 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Ribeaucourt is situated 15 miles (24 km) east of Abbeville, on the D185 and D66 crossroads.

Population
Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
206206208178209185173
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

The name of the commune is a corruption of Erembauldocurtis (which comes from "Eremboldus" = (skilful or bold leader) and "curtis", meaning a fortified house). Eremboldus was the name of several male members of the Ribeaucourt family, vassals to the abbey of Saint Riquier. The other communes in France bearing the same name have the same origins.
During the Second World War, Ribeaucourt forest was the site of launching ramps for the German V1 missiles. The Germans also occupied the château. Allied bombardments on the 5 and 7 July 1944 caused serious damage to the village and the forest.[2]

Places of interest
  • The 17th/18th-century château and park. Classed as a historic monument.
  • The church of Saint-Sulpice. Classed as a historic monument in 1993.
  • The war memorial.
The war memorial
gollark: I guess if you could hibernate somehow...
gollark: Sadly, humans just don't have the surface area.
gollark: And you are less likely to be infected there if you have fewer people going out for nonessential reasons.
gollark: It's not a risk you can choose.
gollark: You need to leave home a bit to get food and stuff. It's not a risk you *choose* if someone infects you there because they didn't want to stay at home.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Ducellier - La guerre aérienne dans le nord de la France, 5 juillet 1944


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