Beaurainville (French pronunciation: [boʁɛ̃vil]; West Flemish: Belrem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Beaurainville
Belrem | |
|---|---|
 The road into Beaurainville | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Beaurainville  | |
  Beaurainville  Beaurainville | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′32″N 1°53′56″E / 50.4256°N 1.8989°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | CC des 7 Vallées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jeannie Sergent[1] |
Area 1 | 13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,050 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62100 /62990 |
| Elevation | 9–102 m (30–335 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editBeaurainville is a small town situated some 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D130 road and on the banks of the river Canche.
History
editIn 1064, two years before the Battle of Hastings, Harold Godwinson, then Earl of Wessex, was shipwrecked on the shores of Ponthieu and captured by Guy I, Count of Ponthieu (d.1100) who took him to his castle of Beaurain, situated 24.5 km (15.2 mi) up the River Canche from the English Channel coast, (now Le Touquet), as the Bayeux Tapestry relates: HIC APPREHENDIT WIDO HAROLDUM ET DUXIT EUM AD BELREM ET IBI EUM TENUIT ("Here Guy seized Harold and led him to Beaurain and held him there"). Duke William of Normandy demanded the release of the earl, and Count Guy delivered Harold Godwinson up after being paid a ransom for him.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,566 | — |
| 1975 | 1,909 | +2.87% |
| 1982 | 1,976 | +0.49% |
| 1990 | 2,093 | +0.72% |
| 1999 | 1,994 | −0.54% |
| 2007 | 1,931 | −0.40% |
| 2012 | 1,980 | +0.50% |
| 2017 | 2,095 | +1.14% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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