Bucquoy

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Bucquoy

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Bucquoy
Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E / 50.1408°N 2.7094°E / 50.1408; 2.7094Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E / 50.1408°N 2.7094°E / 50.1408; 2.7094
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Croisilles
Intercommunality Région de Bapaume
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Colle
Area
  Land1 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Population2 1,567
  Population2 Density 75/km2 (200/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bucquoy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
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, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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