Bougainville, Somme

Bougainville
Commune
The Bougainville wind farm
Bougainville
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Bougainville
Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°02′34″E / 49.8708°N 2.0428°E / 49.8708; 2.0428Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°02′34″E / 49.8708°N 2.0428°E / 49.8708; 2.0428
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Ailly-sur-Somme
Intercommunality CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
  Mayor (20012007) Jean-Luc Consille
Area1 10.21 km2 (3.94 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 451
  Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80119 /80540
Elevation 54–128 m (177–420 ft)
(avg. 119 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bougainville is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Bougainville is situated on the D141 road, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Bougainville, Somme
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population353358374406413409485
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • Church of Saint-Arnould (18th century)
  • Traces of a Gallo-Roman villa.

See also

References


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