Bucquoy

Bucquoy
Commune
The centre of Bucquoy
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E / 50.1408°N 2.7094°E / 50.1408; 2.7094Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E / 50.1408°N 2.7094°E / 50.1408; 2.7094
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne-Marie Barbier
Area 1	20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	1,457
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62181 /62116
Elevation	105–154 m (344–505 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bucquoy (French pronunciation: ​[bykwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

History The grounds, property of the Lords of Bucquoy, became a county in 1666 by request of Charles II.

Geography[]

A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8.

Population[]

Sights[]

• The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, like most of the village, after destruction during World War I,
• The ruins of a 13th-century château.
• Queens Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

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• The CWGC cemetery
• The communal cemetery

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