Boves, Somme

Boves
Commune
Boves château ruins

Coat of arms
Boves
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Boves
Coordinates: 49°50′46″N 2°23′30″E / 49.8461°N 2.3917°E / 49.8461; 2.3917Coordinates: 49°50′46″N 2°23′30″E / 49.8461°N 2.3917°E / 49.8461; 2.3917
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Amiens-5
Intercommunality Amiens Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Patrick Lefevre
Area1 25.37 km2 (9.80 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 2,976
 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80131 /80440
Elevation 22–110 m (72–361 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 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.

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

Geography

Boves is situated on the D935 and D116 road junction, on the banks of the river Avre, some 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Boves, Somme
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1826199522663146296427862678
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

  • c640 : The birthplace of Saint Godeberta
  • c1166 : The birthplace of medieval author Jean de Boves.
  • July 1185 : Philippe-Auguste signed the treaty acquiring part of Picardy.[1]
  • August 1835 : Victor Hugo visited the ruins of the château.

Places of interest

  • Ruins of the fortified 12th-century château
  • Notre-Dame de la Nativité church
  • ‘’Saint-Ladre’’ marshland nature reserve

See also

References

  1. ↑ Traité de Boves
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