Bovelles

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Mickaël Grimaux^[1]Area6.87 km² (2.65 sq mi)Population420 • Density61/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation49–122 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.

Bovelles (French pronunciation: [bɔvɛl]; Picard: Bovelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Bovelles is situated on the D97 road, some 5 miles (8 km) west of Amiens.

Population

Historical 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%
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.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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