Bouchoir

Bouchoir
Bouchoir
Location within Picardy region Bouchoir
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Rosières-en-Santerre
Intercommunality	Santerre
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Pierre Pitavy
Area1	5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	285
• Density	48/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80116 / 80910
Elevation	96–106 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bouchoir is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

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

History

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

Historical population of Bouchoir

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	293	295	195	201	222	226	276
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bouchoir on the Quid site (French)