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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Prouzel
Commune
The railway station in ProuzelThe railway station in Prouzel
Location of Prouzel
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Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8164°N 2.2042°E / 49.8164; 2.2042
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonAilly-sur-Noye
IntercommunalityCC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Nathalie Pizzaferri
Area5.19 km (2.00 sq mi)
Population571
 • Density110/km (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code80643 /80160
Elevation38–129 m (125–423 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Prouzel is situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens, near the banks of the river Selle.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968352—    
1975384+1.25%
1982399+0.55%
1990502+2.91%
1999503+0.02%
2007492−0.28%
2012473−0.78%
2017552+3.14%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

  • sixteenth-century church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité, with baptismal fonts from the twelfth century
  • 17th-century château
  • The ‘Coulée verte’ (en: ’Green Trail’). When the local railway closed in 1939, the derelict line was eventually converted into a pleasant nature trail.
  • 18th-century pigeon house

Personalities

Gabriel Ferez, a student from Prouzel, was murdered in south London in June 2008.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 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
  4. BBC News: "French village grieves for murdered son"
Communes of the Somme department


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