Bovelles

Updated on Jan 05, 2024

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Country France Department Somme Intercommunality Amiens Métropole Area 6.87 km² Local time Friday 11:17 AM		Region Hauts-de-France Canton Molliens-Dreuil Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 340 (1999) Arrondissement Amiens

Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 19 km/h, 78% Humidity

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

Map of 80540 Bovelles, France

Bovelles is situated on the D97 road, some 5 miles (8 km) west of Amiens.

1750 : Construction of the château, the residence of Général de GRIBEAUVAL, inventor of a cannon.

Temporarily chef-lieu of the canton during the French Revolution.

1870 : Consecration of the new church.

1940 : Evacuated during the German occupation

January 2004 : Bovelles and the neighbouring villages form the ‘‘Communauté de communes d'Amiens-Métropole.

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