Ovillers-la-Boisselle
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Albert | |
| Community association | Pays du Coquelicot | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 2 ′ N , 2 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 80-153 m | |
| surface | 9.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 446 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 46 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80300 | |
| INSEE code | 80615 | |
| Website | http://www.paysducoquelicot.com/ovillers-la-boisselle.htm | |
 The Lochnagar Crater mine crater |
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Ovillers-la-Boisselle (Picard: OVILE-l'Boésselle) is a northern French municipality with 446 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 larger district of La Boisselle is located on the D929 département road (former Route nationale 29 ) from Albert to Bapaume , 3.5 km northeast of Albert, the district of Ovillers a little north of this road.
history
Both parts of the mainly agricultural community were destroyed in the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 during the First World War . A mine explosion created the Lochnagar crater, 91 m in diameter and 21 m deep . The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 354 | 333 | 336 | 390 | 392 | 371 | 354 | 417 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Line Wattraint since 2008.
Attractions
- The mine crater Lochnagar Crater south of La Boisselle, classified as Monument Historique since 1998 ( Base Mérimée PA80000004)
- Saint-Pierre church in La Boisselle
- Saint-Vincent Church in Ovillers
- Two British war cemeteries, one on the D929 and the other southwest of Ovillers.
- Australian memorial at the Ferme du Moquet and several other war memorials.
