Bouzincourt

Bouzincourt
Bouzincourt

Coordinates: 50°01′38″N 2°36′45″E / 50.0272°N 2.6125°E / 50.0272; 2.6125Coordinates: 50°01′38″N 2°36′45″E / 50.0272°N 2.6125°E / 50.0272; 2.6125
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Albert
Intercommunality Pays du Coquelicot
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Michel Thorelle
Area1 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 541
  Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bouzincourt 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

Population

Historical population of Bouzincourt
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population543564537580535511519
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

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