Bougainville (Somme)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme | |
| Community association | Somme Sud-Ouest | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 52 ' N , 2 ° 3' E | |
| height | 54–128 m | |
| surface | 10.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 448 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80540 | |
| INSEE code | 80119 | |
Bougainville ( Picard : Boudjinville ) is a northern French municipality with 448 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Amiens , is part of the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest and belongs to the canton of Ailly-sur-Somme .
geography
Bougainville is located about 2.5 kilometers southeast of Molliens-Dreuil and about eleven kilometers southwest of Picquigny .
history
Traces of a Gallo-Roman villa have been found. Bougainville is first mentioned in 1197. The rule paid homage to Picquigny and Lœuilly in the canton of Conty .
economy
In the south of Bougainville there is a wind farm with an installed energy of 12 MW.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 363 | 358 | 374 | 406 | 413 | 409 | 480 | 443 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Gérard Celisse since 2008.
Attractions
- Saint-Arnould church from the 18th century
- 1921 inaugurated war memorial, a work by Albert Roze [1]
