Bougainville (French pronunciation: [buɡɛ̃vil]; Picard: Boudjinville) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Bougainville | |
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 The Bougainville wind farm | |
 Location of Bougainville | |
  Bougainville  Bougainville | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°02′34″E / 49.8708°N 2.0428°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
| Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Célisse[1] |
Area 1 | 10.21 km2 (3.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 389 |
| • Density | 38.1/km2 (98.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80119 /80540 |
| Elevation | 54–128 m (177–420 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editBougainville is situated on the D141 road, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Amiens.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 358 | — |
| 1975 | 374 | +0.63% |
| 1982 | 406 | +1.18% |
| 1990 | 413 | +0.21% |
| 1999 | 409 | −0.11% |
| 2007 | 491 | +2.31% |
| 2012 | 436 | −2.35% |
| 2017 | 448 | +0.54% |
| 2023 | 389 | −2.33% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- Church of Saint-Arnould (18th century)
- Traces of a Gallo-Roman villa.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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