Buire-Courcelles (; pcd, Buire-Courchelle) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Somme department in
Hauts-de-France in northern
France
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.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D199 road, some 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
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and attached to Buire in 1794.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Somme department
References
Communes of Somme (department)
1794 establishments in France
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