Bovelles

Bovelles
Bovelles
	Bovelles
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Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Denis Dhondt
Area1	6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	391
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80130 / 80540
Elevation	49–122 m (161–400 ft); (avg. 120 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Bovelles is situated on the D97 road, some 5 miles (8 km) west of Amiens.

Historical population of Bovelles
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	165	206	241	273	336	340	359
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

1750 : Construction of the château, the residence of Général de GRIBEAUVAL, inventor of a cannon.
Temporarily chef-lieu of the canton during the French Revolution.

The plaque on the church

1870 : Consecration of the new church.
1940 : Evacuated during the German occupation
January 2004 : Bovelles and the neighbouring villages form the ‘‘Communauté de communes d'Amiens-Métropole.

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Bovelles

Bovelles
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Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Denis Dhondt
Area¹	6.87 km² (2.65 sq mi)
Population (2010)²	391
• Density	57/km² (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80130 / 80540
Elevation	49–122 m (161–400 ft) (avg. 120 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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.