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Buire-Courcelles

Coordinates: 49°55′40″N 3°00′55″E / 49.9278°N 3.0153°E / 49.9278; 3.0153
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Buire-Courcelles
The church in Buire-Courcelles
The church in Buire-Courcelles
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Buire-Courcelles is located in France
Buire-Courcelles
Buire-Courcelles
Buire-Courcelles is located in Hauts-de-France
Buire-Courcelles
Buire-Courcelles
Coordinates: 49°55′40″N 3°00′55″E / 49.9278°N 3.0153°E / 49.9278; 3.0153
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonPéronne
IntercommunalityHaute Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) David Hé[1]
Area
1
7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
218
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80150 /80200
Elevation56–133 m (184–436 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Buire-Courcelles (French pronunciation: [bɥiʁ kuʁsɛl]; Picard: Buire-Courchelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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The commune is situated on the D199 road, some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Saint-Quentin.

Etymology

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  • 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 302—    
1975 316+0.65%
1982 291−1.17%
1990 283−0.35%
1999 284+0.04%
2007 257−1.24%
2012 242−1.20%
2017 234−0.67%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE