Ribemont-sur-Ancre

Ribemont-sur-Ancre
Commune
The road into Ribemont-sur-Ancre
Location of Ribemont-sur-Ancre
Ribemont-sur-Ancre Ribemont-sur-Ancre
Coordinates: 49°57′39″N 2°33′59″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Corbie
Intercommunality	Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Hervé Leger
Area 1	9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	625
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80672 /80800
Elevation	32–115 m (105–377 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ribemont-sur-Ancre (French pronunciation: [ʁibmɔ̃ syʁ ɑ̃kʁ]; Picard: Ribemont-su-Inke) is a commune in the Somme département in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Amiens, on the D119 road and by the banks of the river Ancre, a tributary of the Somme.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	476	—
1975	545	+1.95%
1982	577	+0.82%
1990	566	−0.24%
1999	616	+0.95%
2007	666	+0.98%
2012	603	−1.97%
2017	679	+2.40%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

External links

• Website of the Centre archéologique départemental de Ribemont-sur-Ancre (in French)
• Culture.gouv (in French)
• South Africans buried in Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension