Bougainville (Somme)

Bougainville ( Picard: Boudjinville ) is a northern French village with 443 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) by the Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Amiens, is part of the Communauté de communes du Sud -Ouest Amiénois, in the canton Molliens- Dreuil.

Geography

Bougainville is situated on the D81 road department after Conty approximately 2.5 km southeast of Molliens- Dreuil and about 11 km southwest of Picquigny.

History

It have found traces of a Gallo- Roman villa. Bougainville was first mentioned in 1197. Fie domination courted by Picquigny and Lœuilly in the Canton of Conty.

Economy

In the south of Bougainville is a wind farm with an installed power of 12 MW.

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 2008 Gérard Celisse.

Attractions

  • The church of Saint - Arnould from the 18th century.
  • The war memorial was inaugurated in 1921, designed by Albert Roze.
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