Boves (Somme)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Amiens-5 | |
| Community association | Amiens metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 51 ' N , 2 ° 23' E | |
| height | 22-110 m | |
| surface | 25.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,192 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 126 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80440 | |
| INSEE code | 80131 | |
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Boves is a French municipality with 3192 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Amiens and the canton of Amiens-5 . Boves is nine kilometers south of Amiens on the banks of the Avre River . Its tributary Noye also crosses the city and only flows north of it into the Avre.
history
In July 1185 King Philip August signed the Treaty of Boves , through which he acquired part of Picardy.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 1826 | 1995 | 2266 | 3146 | 2964 | 2786 | 2649 | 2814 |
Attractions
- neoclassical church of Saint-Nicolas from 1808, partly registered as a monument historique since 1975 ( Base Mérimée PA00116107)
- Castle ruins from the 12th century, registered as Monument historique in 1926 (Base Mérimée PA00116106)
- Saint-Ladre Natural Park (13 hectares)
Personalities
- Jean de Boves , fable poet.
Web links
Commons : Boves - collection of images, videos and audio files
