Villers-Bocage, Somme

Villers-Bocage (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ bɔkaʒ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Villers-Bocage
Commune
The church in Villers-Bocage
Coat of arms
Location of Villers-Bocage
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Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 2°19′06″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Amiens-2
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne-Sophie Domont[1]
Area 1	14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,459
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80798 /80260
Elevation	85–136 m (279–446 ft) (avg. 133 m or 436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated 8 miles (13 km) north of Amiens, on the N25 road.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,040 —     1851 1,575 +0.72% 1901 824 −1.29% 1954 653 −0.44% 1962 683 +0.56% 1968 750 +1.57% 1975 1,009 +4.33%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1982 984 −0.36% 1990 1,094 +1.33% 1999 1,309 +2.01% 2007 1,433 +1.14% 2012 1,426 −0.10% 2017 1,422 −0.06%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villers-Bocage, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Website of the commune’s orchestra (in French)