Bouquet, Santa Fe

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bouquet


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARG
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Santa Fe
subdivision_type2 = Department
subdivision_name2 = Belgrano
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population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 1,446
population_density_km2 = 4.07
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latm = 25
longd = 61
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postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = S2523
area_code = +54 3471
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Bouquet is a town in Belgrano Department, in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It lays at convert|192|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on from the provincial capital Santa Fe

In 1908 the federal government established the law that authorized the construction of a railway line from Las Rosas to Bouquet. After obtaining the land, work started in 1910 including the construction of a small town adjacent to the railway station.

Bouquet therefore started with the construction of the station, and its opening on 19 September 1910, with the organization provided by its founders, Otto Bantle, Victorio De Lorenzi and Augusto Schanck who contracted Civil Engineer Benno Jorge Schanck for the planning of the town.

On 12 September 1912 the name "Bouquet" was proposed for the station, as these lands once belonged to ex-federal senator Carlos María Bouquet, father-in-law of President José Figueroa Alcorta.

The town connects to RN 9 Rosario-Córdoba Highway through Provincial Route RP 65.

Famous people from the town

* Rosa Baquín de Terzoni, writer of the "Postales de Bouquet" ("Postcards from Bouquet") book.
* Roberto Abbondanzieri, footballer.

Population

The town has a population of 1,446 according to the census-ar|2001 (739 male and 707 female) which represents and increase of 16.3% from the 995 of the previous census in 1991.

External links

*es icon [http://www.sitiocooperativo.com.ar/dondevivimos/lugar/bouquet.html Web site]
*es icon [http://www.patrimoniosf.gov.ar/localidad.php?id=2 Provincial zoning site]

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