Lesbœufs

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Lesbœufs
Lesbœufs
Coordinates: 50°02′34″N 2°51′48″E / 50.0428°N 2.8633°E / 50.0428; 2.8633Coordinates: 50°02′34″N 2°51′48″E / 50.0428°N 2.8633°E / 50.0428; 2.8633
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Combles
Intercommunality Canton of Combles
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Etienne Dubruque
Area
 • Land1 5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Population2 171
 • Population2 Density 29/km2 (74/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80472 / 80360
Elevation 112–154 m (367–505 ft)
(avg. 31 m or 102 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.

Lesbœufs is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Lesbœufs is situated on the D74 road, about half a mile from the A1 autoroute, some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Amiens.

History

The village was named from a legend about the Scottish monk, Saint Furcy who came as an evangelist to Picardy. He died during a journey to Péronne, where he had wanted to visit a church that he’d ordered to be built. Several communes claimed his body for burial. After negotiations, it was decided that he would be buried at the place where the oxen (the beef), pulling his funeral cart, decided to stop. They pulled up at Péronne, where St.Furcy became patron Saint. The village where these negotiations took place? First called "Les Boeufs" then "Lesboeufs".

The little village has one feature of interest to outsiders, the Guards cemetery. Some 16 km (9.9 mi) north east of Albert. Occupied by the Germans, it was attacked by 'The Guards' on the 15 September 1916 and captured eight days later. The cemetery, designed by Sir Herbert Baker, holds more than three thousand Allied soldiers from a number of regiments. Wheelchair access is not possible.

Population

Historical population of Lesbœufs
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population213213150138159151171
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church
  • The Military cemetery - the "Guards' cemetery"

Personalities

  • Saint Furcy - Patron saint of the neighbouring town of Péronne

See also

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