Bovelles
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Bovelles (French pronunciation: [bɔvɛl]; Picard: Bovelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Bovelles | |
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The cemetery chapel in Bovelles | |
 Location of Bovelles | |
  Bovelles Location within France  Bovelles Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| 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 (2020–2026) | Mickaël Grimaux[1] |
Area 1 | 6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 425 |
| • Density | 61.9/km2 (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 km2 (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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 206 | — |
| 1975 | 241 | +2.27% |
| 1982 | 273 | +1.80% |
| 1990 | 336 | +2.63% |
| 1999 | 340 | +0.13% |
| 2007 | 367 | +0.96% |
| 2012 | 401 | +1.79% |
| 2017 | 434 | +1.59% |
| 2023 | 425 | −0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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.
- 1870 : Consecration of the new church.
- 1940 : Evacuated during the German occupation
- January 2004 : Bovelles joined the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole.
