Bouzincourt

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Michel Letesse^[1]Area8.11 km² (3.13 sq mi)Population536 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation67–134 m (220–440 ft)
(avg. 106 m or 348 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouzincourt (French pronunciation: [buzɛ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

The name Bouzincourt is derived from the words for forest (bosquet) and the typical Picardy village suffix '-court' . It was therefore a wooded village.

Geography

Bouzincourt is situated on the junction of the D938 and D20 roads, some 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Amiens.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Honore was destroyed during World War I but reconstructed in 1920 in the shape of a bullet. The tower is 36m high.
• The stained-glass windows were restored by l'École de Nancy, and are worthy of attention.
• The ‘muches’, man-made tunnels where the population hid during times of war.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	564	—
1975	537	−0.70%
1982	580	+1.11%
1990	535	−1.00%
1999	511	−0.51%
2007	511	+0.00%
2012	548	+1.41%
2017	550	+0.07%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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