Villers-Bocage (Somme)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Amiens-2 | |
| Community association | Territoire North Picardy | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 85-136 m | |
| surface | 14.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,422 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 100 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80260 | |
| INSEE code | 80798 | |
| Website | http://www.bocagehallue.fr/villers-bocage | |
 The Saint-Georges church |
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Villers-Bocage ( Picard : Viler-Bocage) is a northern French municipality with 1422 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the canton of Amiens-2 .
geography
The municipality is located around twelve kilometers north of Amiens on Route nationale 25 , which leads via Doullens and Arras . In the north of the village is the La Montignette industrial park.
history
Villers-Bocage was the canton's capital from 1790 to 2015 and has been the seat of the communité de communes du Bocage et de l'Hallue since the end of 1999 .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 683 | 750 | 1.009 | 984 | 1,094 | 1,309 | 1,431 | 1,437 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Jean-Claude Morgand since 1989.
Attractions
- Parish church of Saint-Georges in flamboyant Gothic .
Sons and daughters of the town
- Jacques Grelley (1936–2014), entrepreneur and racing car driver
Web links
Commons : Villers-Bocage - collection of images, videos and audio files
