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Bucquoy

Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E / 50.1408°N 2.7094°E / 50.1408; 2.7094
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Bucquoy
The centre of Bucquoy
The centre of Bucquoy
Coat of arms of Bucquoy
Location of Bucquoy
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Bucquoy is located in France
Bucquoy
Bucquoy
Bucquoy is located in Hauts-de-France
Bucquoy
Bucquoy
Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E / 50.1408°N 2.7094°E / 50.1408; 2.7094
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalityCC Sud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne-Marie Barbier[1]
Area
1
20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,480
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62181 /62116
Elevation105–154 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: [bykwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

The grounds, property of the Lords of Bucquoy, became a county in 1666 by request of Charles II.

Geography

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

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[4]

Sights

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  • 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[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Queens Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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