Bouzincourt
The church in Bouzincourt
The church in Bouzincourt
Location of Bouzincourt
Bouzincourt is located in France
Bouzincourt
Bouzincourt
Bouzincourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Bouzincourt
Bouzincourt
Coordinates: 50°01′38″N 2°36′45″E / 50.0272°N 2.6125°E / 50.0272; 2.6125
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityPays du Coquelicot
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Michel Letesse[1]
Area
1
8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
536
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80129 /80300
Elevation67–134 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’, man-made tunnels where the population hid during times of war.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  • Bouzincourt, Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot (in French)


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