Bulcy | |
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Coordinates: 47°14′40″N 3°01′46″E / 47.2444°N 3.0294°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Nièvre |
Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
Canton | Pouilly-sur-Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Geneviève Paris [1] |
Area 1 | 8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 142 |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
58042 /58400 |
Elevation | 155–188 m (509–617 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bulcy (French pronunciation: [bylsi]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
In 1918, during World War I, a field between the towns of Mesves-sur-Loire and Bulcy was the site of a huge American Army hospital. [3] In November, 1918, there were 20,186 patients and a total of 38,765 wounded and convalescing soldiers spent time at this temporary hospital. As many as 140,000 Americans were stationed in the area in 1918 so the it had a major American presence. [4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 237 | — |
1975 | 221 | −0.99% |
1982 | 192 | −1.99% |
1990 | 168 | −1.66% |
1999 | 138 | −2.16% |
2009 | 149 | +0.77% |
2014 | 136 | −1.81% |
2020 | 140 | +0.48% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
Bulcy | |
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Coordinates: 47°14′40″N 3°01′46″E / 47.2444°N 3.0294°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Nièvre |
Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
Canton | Pouilly-sur-Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Geneviève Paris [1] |
Area 1 | 8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 142 |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
58042 /58400 |
Elevation | 155–188 m (509–617 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bulcy (French pronunciation: [bylsi]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
In 1918, during World War I, a field between the towns of Mesves-sur-Loire and Bulcy was the site of a huge American Army hospital. [3] In November, 1918, there were 20,186 patients and a total of 38,765 wounded and convalescing soldiers spent time at this temporary hospital. As many as 140,000 Americans were stationed in the area in 1918 so the it had a major American presence. [4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 237 | — |
1975 | 221 | −0.99% |
1982 | 192 | −1.99% |
1990 | 168 | −1.66% |
1999 | 138 | −2.16% |
2009 | 149 | +0.77% |
2014 | 136 | −1.81% |
2020 | 140 | +0.48% |
Source: INSEE [5] |