Ribeaucourt
Commune
The chateau in Ribeaucourt
Coat of arms
Location of Ribeaucourt
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Coordinates: 50°07′04″N 2°07′11″E / 50.1178°N 2.1197°E / 50.1178; 2.1197
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Flixecourt
Intercommunality	CC Nièvre et Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Bellaredj[1]
Area 1	5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	228
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80671 /80620
Elevation	83–136 m (272–446 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ribeaucourt (French pronunciation: [ʁibokuʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Ribeaucourt is situated 15 miles (24 km) east of Abbeville, on the D185 and D66 crossroads.

Population

History

The name of the commune is a corruption of Erembauldocurtis (which comes from "Eremboldus" = (skilful or bold leader) and "curtis", meaning a fortified house). Eremboldus was the name of several male members of the Ribeaucourt family, vassals to the abbey of Saint Riquier. The other communes in France bearing the same name have the same origins.
During the Second World War, Ribeaucourt forest was the site of launching ramps for the German V1 missiles. The Germans also occupied the château. Allied bombardments on the 5 and 7 July 1944 caused serious damage to the village and the forest.^[4]

Places of interest

• The 17th/18th-century château and park. Classed as a historic monument.
• The church of Saint-Sulpice. Classed as a historic monument in 1993.
• The war memorial.