Buire-Courcelles
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Location within Picardy region  Buire-Courcelles | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′40″N 3°00′55″E / 49.9278°N 3.0153°ECoordinates: 49°55′40″N 3°00′55″E / 49.9278°N 3.0153°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Péronne |
| Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Louis Lamotte |
| Area1 | 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)2 | 245 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80150 / 80200 |
| Elevation |
56–133 m (184–436 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
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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. | |
Buire-Courcelles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D199 road, some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Saint-Quentin.
Etymology
- Buire : Of Celtic origin, meaning 'a slope', Buire has been successively Buracum and Buiciera.
- Courcelles Also of Celtic origin, meaning a group of houses. This hamlet was a commune before the French revolution and attached to Buire in 1794.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 286 | 302 | 316 | 291 | 283 | 284 | 269 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buire-Courcelles. |
- Buire-Courcelles on the Quid site (French)