Boves, Somme

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

Boves
Commune
Boves château ruins
Coat of arms
Location of Boves
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Coordinates: 49°50′46″N 2°23′30″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Amiens-5
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Patrick Lefevre
Area ^1	25.37 km^2 (9.80 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,192
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80131 /80440
Elevation	22–110 m (72–361 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 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

Boves is situated on the D935 and D116 road junction, on the banks of the river Avre, some 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Boves, Somme

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1826	1995	2266	3146	2964	2786	2678
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

• c640 : The birthplace of Saint Godeberta
• c1166 : The birthplace of medieval author Jean de Boves.
• July 1185 : Philippe-Auguste signed the treaty acquiring part of Picardy.[2]
• August 1835 : Victor Hugo visited the ruins of the château.

Places of interest

• Ruins of the fortified 12th-century château
• Notre-Dame de la Nativité church
• ‘’Saint-Ladre’’ marshland nature reserve

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Traité de Boves

• 
  The sign at the entrance to the village
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  Lake Saint-Ladre
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  The church, built at the foot of the chalk cliffs.
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  Rue Victor Hugo, the main street