Prouzel
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Prouzel Prouzi |
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Noye | |
| Community association | Somme Sud-Ouest | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 49 ′ N , 2 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 38-129 m | |
| surface | 5.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 552 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 106 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80160 | |
| INSEE code | 80643 | |
Prouzel ( Picard : Prouzi ) is a northern French municipality with 552 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Amiens and belongs to the canton of Ailly-sur-Noye .
geography
The community on the left (western) bank of the Selle, which has grown together with the neighboring community of Plachy-Buyon , is around eleven kilometers south-southwest of Amiens . The municipality was traversed by the railway line from Amiens to Beauvais, which had been closed since the late 1980s (now expanded as the La Coulée verte hiking trail).
history
Several Gallic burials were found in Prouzel.
The castle is the place of death of the Minister of War Louis Juchault de Lamoricière (1806-1865).
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 306 | 352 | 384 | 399 | 502 | 503 | 481 | 478 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Audouin de l'Épine since 2001.
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de la Nativité church from the 16th century with a baptismal font from the 12th century
- Prouzel Castle from the 17th century with park, registered as a Monument historique in 1963 ( Base Mérimée PA00116223)
- 18th century pigeon house
