Boves, Somme

Boves (French pronunciation: ​[bɔv]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Boves
Commune
Boves château ruins
Coat of arms
Location of Boves
Boves
Boves
Coordinates: 49°50′46″N 2°23′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonAmiens-5
IntercommunalityAmiens Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maryse Vandepitte[1]
Area
1
25.37 km2 (9.80 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
3,281
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80131 /80440
Elevation22–110 m (72–361 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Boves is situated on the D935 and D116 road junction, on the banks of the river Avre, some 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Amiens.

Population
Historical population of Boves, Somme
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1826199522663146296427862678
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History
  • c640 : The birthplace of Saint Godeberta
  • c1166 : The birthplace of medieval author Jean de Boves.
  • July 1185 : Philippe-Auguste signed the treaty acquiring part of Picardy.[3]
  • August 1835 : Victor Hugo visited the ruins of the château.

Places of interest
  • Ruins of the fortified 12th-century château
  • Notre-Dame de la Nativité church
  • ‘’Saint-Ladre’’ marshland nature reserve

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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Traité de Boves
  • The sign at the entrance to the village
  • Lake Saint-Ladre
  • The church, built at the foot of the chalk cliffs.
  • Rue Victor Hugo, the main street


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