Bucquoy
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Bucquoy | |
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The centre of Bucquoy | |
Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E / 50.1408°N 2.7094°ECoordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E / 50.1408°N 2.7094°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Bapaume |
Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Marie Barbier |
Area 1 | 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62181 /62116 |
Elevation | 105–154 m (344–505 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bucquoy (French pronunciation: [bykwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[1]
The grounds, property of the Lords of Bucquoy, became a county in 1666 by request of Charles II.
Geography
A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,320 | — |
1968 | 1,344 | +1.8% |
1975 | 1,307 | −2.8% |
1982 | 1,253 | −4.1% |
1990 | 1,243 | −0.8% |
1999 | 1,218 | −2.0% |
2009 | 1,467 | +20.4% |
Sights
- The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, like most of the village, after destruction during World War I,
- The ruins of a 13th-century château.
- Queens Cemetery, for First World War allied casualties[2]
See also
References
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Queens Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
External links
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