Béthencourt-sur-Somme (, literally Béthencourt on Somme; ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography The commune is situated on the D15 and D62 road junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some west of Saint-Quentin.

Population

History It was here that King Henry V of England found a crossing point over the Somme on , just days before the Battle of Agincourt.

See also Communes of the Somme department

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