Bovelles (French pronunciation: [bɔvɛl]; Picard: Bovelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Bovelles | |
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Commune | |
![]() The cemetery chapel in Bovelles | |
Location of Bovelles ![]() | |
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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 | 427 |
• Density | 62/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. |
Bovelles is situated on the D97 road, some 5 miles (8 km) west of Amiens.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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