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

Bouchoir
Commune
Location of Bouchoir
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Coordinates: 49°44′57″N 2°40′28″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Moreuil
Intercommunality	CC Terre de Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Magali Crappier[1]
Area 1	5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	273
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80116 /80910
Elevation	96–106 m (315–348 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Bouchoir is situated on the D329 junction with the D934 road, some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Amiens.

History

The village of Bouchoir passed into German hands on 27 March 1918 but was recovered by the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade on 9 August 1918. The New British Cemetery was created just after Armistice to bury the dead from villages south of Bouchoir and the battlefields around it. It contains 763 burials from the First World War and was designed by Sir Herbert Baker.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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