Bouzincourt () is a
commune
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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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.
The name ''Bouzincourt'' is derived from the words for forest (bosquet) and the typical
Picardy village suffix '-court' . It was therefore a wooded village.
Geography
Bouzincourt is situated on the junction of the D938 and D20 roads, some northeast of
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
.
Places of interest
*The church of St. Honore was destroyed during
World War I
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but reconstructed in 1920 in the shape of a bullet. The tower is 36m high.
*The stained-glass windows were restored by l'
École de Nancy
École de Nancy, or the Nancy School, was a group of Art Nouveau artisans and designers working in Nancy, France between 1890 and 1914. Major figures included the furniture designer Louis Majorelle, ebonist and glass artist Jacques Grüber, t ...
, and are worthy of attention.
*The ‘muches’, man-made tunnels where the population hid during times of war.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Somme department
References
External links
Bouzincourt Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Communes of Somme (department)
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