Béhen

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Béhen

(2020–2026) Jean-Claude Parmentier^[1]Area

9.83 km² (3.80 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

516 • Density52/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80076 /80870

Elevation64–114 m (210–374 ft)
(avg. 106 m or 348 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Béhen is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Béhen is situated on the D173 road, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	436	—
1975	416	−0.67%
1982	446	+1.00%
1990	413	−0.96%
1999	439	+0.68%
2007	435	−0.11%
2012	476	+1.82%
2017	509	+1.35%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE