Le Boisle (French pronunciation: [lə bwal]; Picard: L’Boèle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Le Boisle | |
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Commune | |
The church in Le Boisle | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Boisle ![]() | |
Le Boisle Le Boisle | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′19″N 1°59′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Rue |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Odile Doublet[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.68 km2 (4.51 sq mi) |
| Population | 343 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80109 /80150 |
| Elevation | 12–92 m (39–302 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune lies in the valley of the river Authie and is traversed by the D928. The near neighbouring commune is Labroye.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 566 | — |
| 1975 | 529 | −0.96% |
| 1982 | 506 | −0.63% |
| 1990 | 455 | −1.32% |
| 1999 | 426 | −0.73% |
| 2007 | 373 | −1.65% |
| 2012 | 384 | +0.58% |
| 2017 | 363 | −1.12% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||