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Beaurainville

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Beaurainville

Total population

2,050

Elevation9 m
Land area13.09 km²
Coordinates50.42°, 1.90°

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City facts

Elevation
9 m
Area
13.09 km²
Official website
www.beaurainville.fr

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Overview

Beaurainville is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

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History & geography

History

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 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.

Geography

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.

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Geography

Latitude
50.4249
Longitude
1.9010
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Air quality

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
64,796
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    25,255
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    755
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    643
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    571
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    528
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    508
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    483
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    473

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2007-04-28

Most recent

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
62100
Department
62
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
2,014

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr