Bouy
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Canton | Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne | |
| Community association | Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 ' N , 4 ° 21' E | |
| height | 104-152 m | |
| surface | 22.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 567 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51400 | |
| INSEE code | 51078 | |
 Town Hall ( Mairie ) and School of Bouy |
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Bouy is a French commune with 567 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne and the canton Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne (until 2015: canton Suippes ).
geography
Bouy is located about 15 kilometers north of the city center of Chalons-en-Champagne on Vesle . Bouy is surrounded by the neighboring communities Livry-Louvercy in the north and west, Mourmelon-le-Grand in the north and north-east, Vadenay in the east, Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple in the south and south-east, La Veuve in the south and Les Grandes-Loges in the Southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 349 | 364 | 409 | 356 | 393 | 422 | 449 | 530 |
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Attractions
- 12th century Saint-Hilaire church
- Henri Guillaumet Museum
Personalities
- Henri Guillaumet (1902-1940), pilot
Web links
Commons : Bouy - collection of images, videos and audio files
