Prouzel

Prouzel
Commune
The railway station in Prouzel
Prouzel
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Prouzel
Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8164°N 2.2042°E / 49.8164; 2.2042Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8164°N 2.2042°E / 49.8164; 2.2042
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Ailly-sur-Noye
Intercommunality CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Audouin De l'Epine
Area1 5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 492
 • Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80643 /80160
Elevation 38–129 m (125–423 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 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.

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

Geography

Prouzel is situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens, near the banks of the river Selle.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
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Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • sixteenth-century church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité, with baptismal fonts from the twelfth century
  • 17th-century château
  • The ‘Coulée verte’ (en: ’Green Trail’). When the local railway closed in 1939, the derelict line was eventually converted into a pleasant nature trail.
  • 18th-century pigeon house

Personalities

Gabriel Ferez, a student from Prouzel, was murdered in south London in June 2008.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ BBC News: "French village grieves for murdered son"


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