Bougainville, Somme

Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°02′34″E / 49.8708°N 2.0428°E / 49.8708; 2.0428
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Bougainville
The Bougainville wind farm
The Bougainville wind farm
Location of Bougainville
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Bougainville is located in France
Bougainville
Bougainville
Bougainville is located in Hauts-de-France
Bougainville
Bougainville
Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°02′34″E / 49.8708°N 2.0428°E / 49.8708; 2.0428
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonAilly-sur-Somme
IntercommunalityCC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Célisse[1]
Area
1
10.21 km2 (3.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
401
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80119 /80540
Elevation54–128 m (177–420 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bougainville (French pronunciation: [buɡɛ̃vil]; Picard: Boudjinville) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography[edit]

Bougainville is situated on the D141 road, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Amiens.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 358—    
1975 374+0.63%
1982 406+1.18%
1990 413+0.21%
1999 409−0.11%
2007 491+2.31%
2012 436−2.35%
2017 448+0.54%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest[edit]

  • Church of Saint-Arnould (18th century)
  • Traces of a Gallo-Roman villa.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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