Bovelles

Bovelles
Commune
The cemetery chapel in Bovelles
Location of Bovelles
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Coordinates: 49°53′00″N 2°08′46″E / 49.8833°N 2.1461°E / 49.8833; 2.1461
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Ailly-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mickaël Grimaux[1]
Area 1	6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	420
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80130 /80540
Elevation	49–122 m (161–400 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bovelles (French pronunciation: [bɔvɛl]; Picard: Bovelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Bovelles is situated on the D97 road, some 5 miles (8 km) west of Amiens.

• 1750 : Construction of the château, the residence of Général de Gribeauval, inventor of a cannon.
• Temporarily chef-lieu of the canton during the French Revolution.

• 1870 : Consecration of the new church.
• 1940 : Evacuated during the German occupation
• January 2004 : Bovelles joined the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole.

• Communes of the Somme department

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bovelles.

• Official website (in French)
• Marc Roussel personal site (in French)
• Parish website (22 communes), by l'Abbé Jean-Pierre Dalibot (in French)