Bouzincourt

Bouzincourt is a northern French village with 545 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality is part of the Canton of Albert and is part of the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot.

Geography

Bouzincourt located on the heights northwest of the River Ancre on the department road D938 (formerly Route nationale 338 ) about four miles north- west of Albert.

History

The community in which took place in 1916 fighting in the Battle of the Somme in July, received the Croix de guerre as a distinction from 1914 to 1918.

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 2008 Michel Letesse.

Attractions

  • The church of Saint - Honoré, in the First World War completely destroyed and rebuilt in 1920, with notable stained glass windows of the École de Nancy.
  • The dug as muche designated around 1650 basement.
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