Bouzincourt
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| Coordinates: 50°01′38″N 2°36′45″E / 50.0272°N 2.6125°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Letesse[1] |
Area 1 | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 536 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80129 /80300 |
| Elevation | 67–134 m (220–440 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. | |
Bouzincourt (French pronunciation: [buzɛ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The name Bouzincourt is derived from the words for forest (bosquet) and the typical Picardy village suffix '-court' . It was therefore a wooded village.
Geography
Bouzincourt is situated on the junction of the D938 and D20 roads, some 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Amiens.
Places of interest
The church of St. Honore was destroyed during World War I but reconstructed in 1920 in the shape of a bullet. The tower is 36m high. The stained-glass windows were restored by l'École de Nancy, and are worthy of attention.
The ‘muches’ are man-made tunnels where the population hid during times of war.
The Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, which commemorates 709 soldiers from World War I, is located east of the village. It was designed by British architect Reginald Blomfield.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 564 | — |
| 1975 | 537 | −0.70% |
| 1982 | 580 | +1.11% |
| 1990 | 535 | −1.00% |
| 1999 | 511 | −0.51% |
| 2007 | 511 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 548 | +1.41% |
| 2017 | 550 | +0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert". Commonwealth War Graves.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Bouzincourt, Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot (in French)