Bouzincourt (French pronunciation: [buzɛ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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 The church in Bouzincourt | |
Location of 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 (2021)[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. | |
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 edit
Bouzincourt is situated on the junction of the D938 and D20 roads, some 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Amiens.
Places of interest edit
- 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’, man-made tunnels where the population hid during times of war.
Population edit
| 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[3] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bouzincourt.
- Bouzincourt, Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot (in French)