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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Bougainville
Commune
The Bougainville wind farmThe Bougainville wind farm
Location of Bougainville
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Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°02′34″E / 49.8708°N 2.0428°E / 49.8708; 2.0428
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonAilly-sur-Somme
IntercommunalityCC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Célisse
Area10.21 km (3.94 sq mi)
Population395
 • Density39/km (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code80119 /80540
Elevation54–128 m (177–420 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bougainville (French pronunciation: [buɡɛ̃vil]; Picard: Boudjinville) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Bougainville is situated on the D141 road, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Amiens.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 358—    
1975 374+0.63%
1982 406+1.18%
1990 413+0.21%
1999 409−0.11%
2007 491+2.31%
2012 436−2.35%
2017 448+0.54%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

  • Church of Saint-Arnould (18th century)
  • Traces of a Gallo-Roman villa.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Communes of the Somme department


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