Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Bouzincourt

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
France

Department
  
Somme

Intercommunality
  
Pays du Coquelicot

Area
  
8.11 km²

Arrondissement
  
Péronne

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Albert

Population (2010)
  
541

Local time
  
Friday 11:10 AM

Bouzincourt

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SE at 23 km/h, 83% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 80300 Bouzincourt, France

The name Bouzincourt is derived from the words for forest (bosquet) and the typical Picardy village suffix '-court' . It was therefore a wooded village.

Geography

Bouzincourt is situated on the junction of the D938 and D20 roads, some 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Amiens.

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Honore was destroyed during World War I but reconstructed in 1920 in the shape of a bullet. The tower is 36m high.
  • The stained-glass windows were restored by l'École de Nancy, and are worthy of attention.
  • The ‘muches’, man-made tunnels where the population hid during times of war.

    • References

    Bouzincourt Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA