Buire-Courcelles

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Location of Buire-Courcelles
Map
(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

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

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

References

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buire-Courcelles.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Communes of the Somme department
Authority control databases: National Edit this at Wikidata
  • France
  • BnF data


This Arrondissement of Péronne geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e