Buire-Courcelles
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Buire-Courcelles
|commune status = Commune
|image = Buire-Courcelles Eglise 21.jpg
|caption = The church in Buire-Courcelles
|image coat of arms =
|arrondissement = Péronne
|canton = Péronne
|INSEE = 80150
|postal code = 80200
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Haute Somme
|coordinates = {{coord|49.9278|3.0153|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 50
|elevation min m = 56
|elevation max m = 133
|area km2 = 7.76
|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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Buire-Courcelles ({{IPA|fr|bɥiʁ kuʁsɛl}}; {{langx|pcd|Buire-Courchelle}}) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D199 road, some {{Convert|14|mi|km|0}} northeast of Saint-Quentin.
Etymology
- Buire : Of Celtic origin, meaning 'a slope', Buire has been successively Buracum and Buiciera.
- Courcelles Also of Celtic origin, meaning a group of houses. This hamlet was a commune before the French Revolution and attached to Buire in 1794.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80150#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |302
|1975 |316
|1982 |291
|1990 |283
|1999 |284
|2007 |257
|2012 |242
|2017 |234
}}
See also
References
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{{Somme communes}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Communes of Somme (department)
Category:1794 establishments in France
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