Bus-lès-Artois
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Albert | |
| Community association | Pays du Coquelicot | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 6 ′ N , 2 ° 33 ′ E | |
| height | 108-153 m | |
| surface | 6.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 134 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80560 | |
| INSEE code | 80153 | |
| Website | http://www.paysducoquelicot.com/bus-les-artois.htm | |
 The Saint-Pierre church |
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Bus-les-Artois ( Picard : Beu-lès-Artoé) is a northern French municipality with 134 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
The community is located on the D176 département road between Thièvre in the west and Mailly-Maillet in the east, around four kilometers north of Acheux-en-Amiénois .
history
The place, first mentioned in 1168 under the name Bosci , received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 as an award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 214 | 193 | 158 | 135 | 135 | 146 | 144 | 147 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Philippe Rouvillain since 2001.
Attractions
- The Saint-Pierre church, restored in 1804 after a fire, with Gothic elements from the 15th century.
- The castle with chapel, which dates back to the Middle Ages and was rebuilt in 1848.
- Memorial of the City of Leeds for the reception of soldiers in World War I.
- The British War Cemetery.
Web links
Commons : Bus-lès-Artois - Collection of images, videos and audio files
