- Bovelles
French commune|name=Bovelles
x = 136
y = 38
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Amiens
canton=Molliens-Dreuil
insee=80130
cp=80540
maire=Denis Dhondt
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
alt moy=120 m
alt mini=49 m
alt maxi=122 m
hectares=687
km²=6,87
pop=340
date-pop=1999
dens=49|Bovelles is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
Situated on the D97 road, some 5 miles west of
Amiens .Population
History
* 1750 : Construction of the château, the residence of Général de GRIBEAUVAL, inventor of a cannon.
* Temporarilychef-lieu of the canton during theFrench Revolution .
* 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".ee also
Communes of the Somme department External links
(All French language)
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80130&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Bovelles sur le site de l'Insee]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Bovelles Bovelles sur le site du Quid]
* [http://www.ville-bovelles.fr Town’s official website]
* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/roussel.marc/menu_bovelles.html Marc ROUSSEL – personal site]
* [http://www.jean-pierre-dalibot.net Parish website (22 communes), by l'Abbé Jean-Pierre Dalibot]Notes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on January 28th, 2008."
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