Bovelles

Bovelles is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Bovelles
Commune
The cemetery chapel in Bovelles
Location of Bovelles
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Coordinates: 49°53′00″N 2°08′46″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Ailly-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Denis Dhondt
Area ^1	6.87 km^2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	434
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80130 /80540
Elevation	49–122 m (161–400 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Bovelles is situated on the D97 road, some 5 miles (8 km) west of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Bovelles

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	165	206	241	273	336	340	359
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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.

The plaque on the church

• 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.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Marc Roussel personal site (in French)
• Parish website (22 communes), by l'Abbé Jean-Pierre Dalibot (in French)