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Bouchoir

Coordinates: 49°44′57″N 2°40′28″E / 49.7492°N 2.6744°E / 49.7492; 2.6744
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Bouchoir
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Bouchoir is located in France
Bouchoir
Bouchoir
Bouchoir is located in Hauts-de-France
Bouchoir
Bouchoir
Coordinates: 49°44′57″N 2°40′28″E / 49.7492°N 2.6744°E / 49.7492; 2.6744
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonMoreuil
IntercommunalityCC Terre de Picardie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Magali Crappier[1]
Area
1
5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
255
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80116 /80910
Elevation96–106 m (315–348 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouchoir (French pronunciation: [buʃwaʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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Bouchoir is situated on the D329 junction with the D934 road, some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Amiens.

History

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The village of Bouchoir passed into German hands on 27 March 1918 but was recovered by the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade on 9 August 1918. The New British Cemetery was created just after Armistice to bury the dead from villages south of Bouchoir and the battlefields around it. It contains 763 burials from the First World War and was designed by Sir Herbert Baker.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 295—    
1975 195−5.74%
1982 201+0.43%
1990 222+1.25%
1999 226+0.20%
2007 268+2.15%
2012 302+2.42%
2017 293−0.60%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE