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
The road into Beaurainville
Coat of arms of Beaurainville
Location of Beaurainville
Map
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; 1.8989
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonAuxi-le-Château
IntercommunalityCC des 7 Vallées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jeannie Sergent[1]
Area
1
13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,050
 • 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.

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.±% 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]

Views edit

 
The countryside at Beaurainville

See also edit

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 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE