- Bouzincourt
French commune|name= Bouzincourt
x = 145
y = 41
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Péronne
canton=Canton d'Albert
insee=80129
cp=80300
maire=M. Michel Thorelle
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
alt moy=106 m
alt mini=67 m
alt maxi=134 m
hectares=811
km²=8,11
pop=511
date-pop=1999
dens=63|Bouzincourt is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .The name ‘Bouzincourt’ is derived from the words for forest(bosquet) and the typical Picardy village suffix '-court' . It was therefore a wooded village.Geography
Situated on the junction of the D938 and D20 roads, some 18 miles northeast of
Amiens .Places of interest
*The church of St. Honore was destroyed during
World War I but reconstructed in 1920 in the shape of a bullet. The tower is 36m high.
*The stained-glass windows were restored by l'École de Nancy, and are worthy of attention.
*The ‘muches’, man-made tunnels where the population hid during times of war.Population
ee also
Communes of the Somme department External links
(All French language)
* [http://www.bouzincourt.fr.st site officiel de Bouzincourt]
* [http://www.paysducoquelicot.com site de la communauté de commune]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80129&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Bouzincourt sur le site de l'Insee]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Bouzincourt Bouzincourt sur le site du Quid]Notes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on January 28th, 2008."
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