Villers-Bocage, Somme
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Commune of Villers-Bocage |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement |  Amiens |
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| Canton | Villers-Bocage | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Bocage et de l'Hallue | |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Morgand (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 85 m–136 m (avg. 133 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 14,17 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
1309 | |
| - Density | 92/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80798/ 80260 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Villers-Bocage is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated some 8 miles(13km) north of Amiens, on the N25 road.
[edit] Population
| 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 653 | 683 | 750 | 1009 | 984 | 1094 | 1309 |
| Census count starting from 1962 Population without double counting | ||||||
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Website of the commune’s orchestra (French)
- Villers-Bocage on the Insee website (French)
- Villers-Bocage on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 7th 2008.
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