Bovelles

Bovelles
Commune
The cemetery chapel in Bovelles
Location of Bovelles
Bovelles Bovelles
Coordinates: 49°53′00″N 2°08′46″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Ailly-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mickaël Grimaux
Area 1	6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	420
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80130 /80540
Elevation	49–122 m (161–400 ft) (avg. 120 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.

Bovelles (French pronunciation: [bɔvɛl]; Picard: Bovelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	206	—
1975	241	+2.27%
1982	273	+1.80%
1990	336	+2.63%
1999	340	+0.13%
2007	367	+0.96%
2012	401	+1.79%
2017	434	+1.59%
Source: INSEE

History

• 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.

The plaque on the church

• 1870 : Consecration of the new church.
• 1940 : Evacuated during the German occupation
• January 2004 : Bovelles joined the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Marc Roussel personal site (in French)
• Parish website (22 communes), by l'Abbé Jean-Pierre Dalibot (in French)