Buire-Courcelles
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Commune of Buire-Courcelles |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Canton de Péronne | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme | |
| Mayor | M. Jean-Louis Lamotte (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 56 m–133 m (avg. 50 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 7,76 km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80150/ 80200 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
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Buire-Courcelles is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D199 road, some 14 miles northeast of Saint-Quentin.
[edit] History
- Buire : Of Celtic etymology, meaning 'a slope', Buire has been successively Buracum andBuiciera.
- Courcelles Also of Celtic etymology, meaning a group of houses. This hamlet was a commune before the French revolution and attached to Buire in 1794.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 286 | 302 | 316 | 291 | 283 | 284 |
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[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
(All French language)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 30th, 2008.
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