Bovelles

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Coordinates: 49°52′00″N 2°08′46″E / 49.8833333333, 2.14611111111

Commune of Bovelles
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
Mayor	Denis Dhondt (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	49 m–122 m (avg. 120 m)
Land area¹	6,87 km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80130/ 80540
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bovelles is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 History 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D97 road, some 5 miles west of Amiens.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
165	206	241	273	336	340
Numbers staring from 1962 : Population without counting twice

[edit] History

• 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.
• 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.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

(All French language)

• Bovelles sur le site de l'Insee
• Bovelles sur le site du Quid
• Town’s official website
• Marc ROUSSEL – personal site
• Parish website (22 communes), by l'Abbé Jean-Pierre Dalibot

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 28th, 2008.