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    Beaurainville

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    Beaurainville
    Belrem
    Commune
    The road into Beaurainville
    The road into Beaurainville
    Coat of arms of Beaurainville
    Coat of arms
    Location of Beaurainville
    Beaurainville is located in France
    Beaurainville
    Beaurainville
    Beaurainville is located in Hauts-de-France
    Beaurainville
    Beaurainville
    Coordinates: 50°25′32″N 1°53′56″E / 50.4256°N 1.8989°E / 50.4256; 1.8989Coordinates: 50°25′32″N 1°53′56″E / 50.4256°N 1.8989°E / 50.4256; 1.8989
    CountryFrance
    RegionHauts-de-France
    DepartmentPas-de-Calais
    ArrondissementMontreuil
    CantonAuxi-le-Château
    IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes des Sept Vallées
    Government
     • Mayor (2020–2026) Jeannie Sergent[1]
    Area
    1
    		13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
    Population
     (Jan. 2019)[2]
    		2,089
     • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
    Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
    INSEE/Postal code
    62100 /62990
    Elevation9–102 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.

    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]

    Geography[edit]

    Beaurainville 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[edit]

    In 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]

    Historical population
    YearPop.±%
    19621,406—    
    19681,566+11.4%
    19751,909+21.9%
    19821,976+3.5%
    19902,093+5.9%
    19991,994−4.7%
    20061,929−3.3%
    20091,923−0.3%
    20111,977+2.8%
    20142,067+4.6%
    20152,083+0.8%

    Views[edit]

    The countryside at Beaurainville

    See also[edit]

    • Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
    2. ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
    3. ^ INSEE commune file


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