Bus-lès-Artois (Picard: Beu-lès-Artoé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Bus-lès-Artois | |
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 The church in Bus-lès-Artois | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bus-lès-Artois  | |
  Bus-lès-Artois  Bus-lès-Artois | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 2°32′32″E / 50.1042°N 2.5422°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernadette Pombourg[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 135 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80153 /80560 |
| Elevation | 108–153 m (354–502 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The commune is situated on the D176 road, some 48 kilometres (30 mi) northeast of Amiens.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 193 | — |
| 1975 | 158 | −2.82% |
| 1982 | 135 | −2.22% |
| 1990 | 135 | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 146 | +0.87% |
| 2007 | 144 | −0.17% |
| 2012 | 142 | −0.28% |
| 2017 | 134 | −1.15% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest edit
- Church of Saint Pierre, constructed over several centuries, restored in 1804.
- Château de 1848, built on the site of an old fort, to the north of the church.
- The playing area of the Picard sport ‘fr:ballon au poing’
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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