Prouzel

Prouzel ( Picard: Prouzi ) is a northern French village with 478 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Amiens, is part of the Communauté de communes du canton de Conty, in the canton Conty.

Geography

The grown together with the neighboring village of Plachy - Buyon community on the left (western) bank of the Selle extends west to the Territory road D138 and lies 11 km south-southwest of Amiens. The community was of the disused since the late 1980s railway line from Amiens to Beauvais (now a hiking trail La Coulee Verte removed) through it.

History

In Prouzel several Gallic burials were found.

The castle is the place of death of the War Minister Louis Juchault de Lamoricière ( 1806-1865 ).

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 2001 Audouin de l' Epine.

Attractions

  • The church of Notre -Dame de la Nativity of the 16th century with a baptismal font from the 12th century.
  • The Prouzel castle from the 17th century with a park, a monument historique in 1963 registered ( Base Mérimée PA00116223 ).
  • Dovecote dating from the 18th century.
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