Beaumont-Hamel
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thumb|Beaumont Hamel Dedication Ceremony to Newfoundland Regiment Beaumont-Hamel () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Beaumont-Hamel is a commune in France, situated within the Somme department and the arrondissement of Péronne. It lies in the Hauts-de-France region and is part of the canton of Albert. The municipality has an area of 8.31 square kilometers and shares borders with Hébuterne, Puisieux, Auchonvillers, and Authuille. Its postal code is 80300.
The population of Beaumont-Hamel is recorded as 215, comprising 113 males and 102 females. Another source lists the population as 226. The commune sits at an elevation of 148 meters above sea level. It received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award.
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Place details
- Locality
- Beaumont-Hamel
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 226
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Beaumont-Hamel
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Beaumont 4.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The monument to the dead, in Beaumont-Hamel
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Savigny-sur-Braye (Loir-et-Cher).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Péronne
- French commune.canton
- Albert
- French commune.INSEE
- 80069
- French commune.postal code
- 80300
- French commune.mayor
- Agnes Briet-Lavaquerie
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC du Pays du Coquelicot
- French commune.elevation m
- 75
- French commune.elevation min m
- 70
- French commune.elevation max m
- 148
- French commune.area km2
- 8.31
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Beaumont-Hamel
- Country
- France
- Population
- 200
- Area
- 8.31
- Elevation
- 120
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Thiepval
- Official website
- beaumonthamel.fr
- Image
- Beaumont 4.JPG
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- Commons category
- Beaumont-Hamel
- postal code
- 80300
- associated electoral district
- canton of Albert
- male population
- 113
- female population
- 102
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-22-76-27-91
- fax number
- +33-3-22-76-27-91
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thumb|Beaumont Hamel Dedication Ceremony to Newfoundland Regiment Beaumont-Hamel () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
thumb|left|Map of Beaumont-Hamel during the :en:Battle of the Somme (1916)|Battle of the Somme in 1916 (red – British front line, blue – German fortifications). During the First World War, Beaumont-Hamel was close to the front line, near many attacks, especially during the Battle of the Somme, one of the largest allied offensives of the war.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beaumont-Hamel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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