Buire-Courcelles
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 The church in Buire-Courcelles | |
Location of Buire-Courcelles | |
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| Coordinates: 49°55′40″N 3°00′55″E / 49.9278°N 3.0153°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Péronne |
| Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Hé[1] |
Area 1 | 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 219 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80150 /80200 |
| Elevation | 56–133 m (184–436 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Buire-Courcelles (French pronunciation: [bɥiʁ kuʁsɛl]; Picard: Buire-Courchelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D199 road, some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Saint-Quentin.
Etymology
- Buire : Of Celtic origin, meaning 'a slope', Buire has been successively Buracum and Buiciera.
- Courcelles Also of Celtic origin, meaning a group of houses. This hamlet was a commune before the French Revolution and attached to Buire in 1794.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 302 | — |
| 1975 | 316 | +0.65% |
| 1982 | 291 | −1.17% |
| 1990 | 283 | −0.35% |
| 1999 | 284 | +0.04% |
| 2007 | 257 | −1.24% |
| 2012 | 242 | −1.20% |
| 2017 | 234 | −0.67% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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