Boves, Somme

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Maryse Vandepitte^[1]Area25.37 km² (9.80 sq mi)Population3,306 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation22–110 m (72–361 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boves (French pronunciation: [bɔv]; Picard: Bofe) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Boves is situated on the D935 and D116 road junction, on the banks of the river Avre, some 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Amiens. Boves station has rail connections to Amiens, Compiègne and Creil.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,995	—
1975	2,266	+1.84%
1982	3,146	+4.80%
1990	2,964	−0.74%
1999	2,786	−0.69%
2007	2,814	+0.13%
2012	3,100	+1.95%
2017	3,192	+0.59%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

• c640 : The birthplace of Saint Godeberta
• c1166 : The birthplace of medieval author Jean de Boves.
• July 1185 : Philippe-Auguste signed the treaty acquiring part of Picardy.^[4]
• August 1835 : Victor Hugo visited the ruins of the château.

Places of interest

• Ruins of the fortified 12th-century château
• Notre-Dame de la Nativité church
• Saint-Ladre marshland nature reserve

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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  The sign at the entrance to the village
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  Lake Saint-Ladre
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  The church, built at the foot of the chalk cliffs.
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  Rue Victor Hugo, the main street