Prouzel

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Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8163888889, 2.20416666667

Commune of Prouzel
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Canton de Conty
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du canton de Conty
Mayor	M. Audouin De l'Epine (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	38 m–129 m (avg. 42 m)
Land area¹	5,19 km²
Population² (1 999)	503
- Density	96/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80643/ 80160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Prouzel is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles southwest of Amiens, near the banks of the river Selle.

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
306	352	384	399	502	503
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• 16th century church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité, with baptismal fonts from the 12th century
• 17th century château
• The ‘Coulée verte’ (en: ’Green Trail’). When the local railway closed in 1939, the derelict line was eventually converted into a pleasant nature trail.
• 18th century pigeon house

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Prouzel on the Insee website (French)
• Prouzel on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 13th 2008.