Villers-Bocage, Somme
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| Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 2°19′06″E / 49.9978°N 2.3183°ECoordinates: 49°59′52″N 2°19′06″E / 49.9978°N 2.3183°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Amiens-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC Territoire Nord Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Sophie Domont[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 1,428 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80798 /80260 |
| Elevation | 85–136 m (279–446 ft) (avg. 133 m or 436 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villers-Bocage (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ bɔkaʒ] (
listen)) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography[]
The commune is situated 8 miles (13 km) north of Amiens, on the N25 road.
Population[]
| Year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 653 | 683 | 750 | 1009 | 984 | 1094 | 1309 | 1542 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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- Website of the commune’s orchestra (in French)
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- Communes of Somme (department)
- Amiens arrondissement geography stubs