Buire-Courcelles

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Buire-Courcelles

Buire-Courcelles is located in France
Buire-Courcelles
Administration
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Péronne
Intercommunality Haute Somme
Mayor Jean-Louis Lamotte
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 56–133 m (184–436 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
Land area1 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80150/ 80200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coordinates: 49°55′40″N 3°00′55″E / 49.9278°N 3.0153°E / 49.9278; 3.0153

Buire-Courcelles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

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Geography [edit]

The commune is situated on the D199 road, some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Saint-Quentin.

Etymology [edit]

  • Buire : Of Celtic origin, meaning 'a slope', Buire has been successively Buracum and Buiciera.
  • Courcelles Also of Celtic origin, meaning a group of houses. This hamlet was a commune before the French revolution and attached to Buire in 1794.

Population [edit]

Historical population of Buire-Courcelles
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 286 302 316 291 283 284 269
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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