- Prouzel
French commune|name= Prouzel
x = 137
y = 39
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Amiens
canton=Canton de Conty
insee=80643
cp=80160
maire=M. Audouin De l'Epine
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du canton de Conty
alt moy=42 m
alt mini=38 m
alt maxi=129 m
hectares=519
km²=5,19
sans=503
date-sans=1 999
dens=96|Prouzel is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
Situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of
Amiens , near the banks of the riverSelle .Population
Places of interest
* 16th century church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité, with baptismal fonts from the 12th century
* 17th century château
* The ‘Coulée verte’ (en: ’Green Trail’). When the local railway closed in1939 , the derelict line was eventually converted into a pleasant nature trail.
* 18th century pigeon housePeople
Gabriel Ferez, a student from Prouzel, was murdered in south London in June 2008. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7491033.stm BBC News: "French village grieves for murdered son"] ]
ee also
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Communes of the Somme department References
External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80643&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Prouzel on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Prouzel Prouzel on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on March 13th 2008."
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