Bouzincourt
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Albert | |
| Community association | Pays du Coquelicot | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 2 ′ N , 2 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 67-134 m | |
| surface | 8.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 550 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80300 | |
| INSEE code | 80129 | |
| Website | www.paysducoquelicot.com | |
 The church |
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Bouzincourt is a northern French municipality with 550 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the canton of Albert and is part of the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot .
geography
Bouzincourt is located on the heights northwest of the Ancre river on the D938 département road (the former Route nationale 338 ) around four kilometers northwest of Albert .
history
The community, in which there was fighting in the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 , received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 543 | 564 | 537 | 580 | 535 | 511 | 499 | 541 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Michel Letesse since 2008.
Attractions
- The Saint-Honoré church, completely destroyed in the First World War and rebuilt in 1920, with remarkable stained glass windows from the École de Nancy .
- The basement dug around 1650, known as muche .
Web links
Commons : Bouzincourt - collection of images, videos and audio files
