Bovelles
Appearance
Bovelles | |
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![]() The cemetery chapel in Bovelles | |
Coordinates: 49°53′00″N 2°08′46″E / 49.8833°N 2.1461°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
Intercommunality | Amiens Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Denis Dhondt |
Area 1 | 6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 420 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80130 /80540 |
Elevation | 49–122 m (161–400 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bovelles is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Bovelles is situated on the D97 road, some 5 miles (8 km) west of Amiens.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 165 | 206 | 241 | 273 | 336 | 340 | 359 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
History
- 1750 : Construction of the château, the residence of Général de GRIBEAUVAL, inventor of a cannon.
- Temporarily chef-lieu of the canton during the French Revolution.
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- 1870 : Consecration of the new church.
- 1940 : Evacuated during the German occupation
- January 2004 : Bovelles and the neighbouring villages form the ‘‘Communauté de communes d'Amiens-Métropole.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bovelles.
- Official website (in French)
- Marc Roussel personal site (in French)
- Parish website (22 communes), by l'Abbé Jean-Pierre Dalibot (in French)