Bouzincourt
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bouzincourt
|commune status = Commune
|image = CR200808 France Bouzincourt Eglise.jpg
|caption = The church in Bouzincourt
|image coat of arms =
|arrondissement = Péronne
|canton = Albert
|INSEE = 80129
|postal code = 80300
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays du Coquelicot
|coordinates = {{coord|50.0272|2.6125|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 106
|elevation min m = 67
|elevation max m = 134
|area km2 = 8.11
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
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Bouzincourt ({{IPA|fr|buzɛ̃kuʁ}}) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The name Bouzincourt is derived from the words for forest (bosquet) and the typical Picardy village suffix '-court' . It was therefore a wooded village.
Geography
Bouzincourt is situated on the junction of the D938 and D20 roads, some {{Convert|18|mi|km|0}} northeast of Amiens.
Places of interest
- The church of St. Honore was destroyed during World War I but reconstructed in 1920 in the shape of a bullet. The tower is 36m high.
- The stained-glass windows were restored by l'École de Nancy, and are worthy of attention.
- The ‘muches’, man-made tunnels where the population hid during times of war.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80129#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |564
|1975 |537
|1982 |580
|1990 |535
|1999 |511
|2007 |511
|2012 |548
|2017 |550
}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Bouzincourt}}
- [https://www.paysducoquelicot.com/la-communaute-de-communes/le-territoire/les-communes/commune/bouzincourt Bouzincourt], Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot {{In lang|fr}}
{{Somme communes}}
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Category:Communes of Somme (department)
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