Cerisy-Buleux

Cerisy-Buleux
Commune
The church in Cerisy-Buleux
Coat of arms
Location of Cerisy-Buleux
Cerisy-Buleux Cerisy-Buleux
Coordinates: 49°58′33″N 1°44′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Bayart
Area 1	5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	272
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80183 /80140
Elevation	96–127 m (315–417 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cerisy-Buleux (French pronunciation: [səʁizi bylø]; Picard: Çrisin-Buleux) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D190 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	342	—
1975	281	−2.77%
1982	272	−0.46%
1990	278	+0.27%
1999	260	−0.74%
2007	254	−0.29%
2012	260	+0.47%
2017	266	+0.46%
2019	264	−0.38%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The old railway line:

The railway, opened in 1872, was closed on 10 November 1993. Mostly freight trains for the many farming cooperatives, there were also a few passenger trains.

• 
  Townhall.
• 
  Old school.
• 
  Monument.
• 
  Castle, Arleux street.
• 
  Castle, near the church.

Personality

• Jean Tagault (circa 1499–1546), anatomist and surgeon.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Réseau des Bains de Mer

External links

• The old railway (in French)