Bucquoy
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Bucquoy | |
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| The centre of Bucquoy The centre of Bucquoy | |
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Coat of arms of Bucquoy Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Eugène Delambre[1] |
Area 1 | 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Bucquoy (French pronunciation: [bykwˈa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[2]
The grounds, property of the Lords of Bucquoy, became a county in 1666 by request of Charles II.
Geography
[edit | edit source]A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8.
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,344 | — |
| 1975 | 1,307 | −0.40% |
| 1982 | 1,253 | −0.60% |
| 1990 | 1,243 | −0.10% |
| 1999 | 1,218 | −0.23% |
| 2009 | 1,467 | +1.88% |
| 2014 | 1,512 | +0.61% |
| 2020 | 1,454 | −0.65% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
[edit | edit source]- 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, for First World War allied casualties[4]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Queens Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
External links
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