Bouzincourt | |
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| Coordinates:50°01′38″N2°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(2020–2026) | Michel Letesse[1] |
Area 1 | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 528 |
| • Density | 65.1/km2 (169/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 acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
The nameBouzincourt is derived from the words for forest (bosquet) and the typicalPicardy village suffix '-court' . It was therefore a wooded village.
Bouzincourt is situated on the junction of the D938 and D20 roads, some 18 miles (29 km) northeast ofAmiens.
The church of St. Honore was destroyed duringWorld 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.
TheBouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, which commemorates 709 soldiers from World War I, is located east of the village. It was designed by British architectReginald Blomfield.[3]
| 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] | ||
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