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prouzel Latitude and Longitude:

49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8164°N 2.2042°E / 49.8164; 2.2042
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Prouzel
The railway station in Prouzel
The railway station in Prouzel
Location of Prouzel
Prouzel is located in France
Prouzel
Prouzel
Prouzel is located in Hauts-de-France
Prouzel
Prouzel
Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8164°N 2.2042°E / 49.8164; 2.2042
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Ailly-sur-Noye
Intercommunality CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Nathalie Pizzaferri [1]
Area
1
5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
567
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80643 /80160
Elevation38–129 m (125–423 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prouzel (French pronunciation: [pʁuzɛl]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Prouzel is situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens, near the banks of the river Selle.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1968352—    
1975384+1.25%
1982399+0.55%
1990502+2.91%
1999503+0.02%
2007492−0.28%
2012473−0.78%
2017552+3.14%
Source: INSEE [3]

Places of interest

  • sixteenth-century church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité, with baptismal fonts from the twelfth century
  • 17th-century château
  • The ‘Coulée verte’ (en: ’Green Trail’). When the local railway closed in 1939, the derelict line was eventually converted into a pleasant nature trail.
  • 18th-century pigeon house

Personalities

Gabriel Ferez, a student from Prouzel, was murdered in south London in June 2008. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ BBC News: "French village grieves for murdered son"



prouzel Latitude and Longitude:

49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8164°N 2.2042°E / 49.8164; 2.2042
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prouzel
The railway station in Prouzel
The railway station in Prouzel
Location of Prouzel
Prouzel is located in France
Prouzel
Prouzel
Prouzel is located in Hauts-de-France
Prouzel
Prouzel
Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8164°N 2.2042°E / 49.8164; 2.2042
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Ailly-sur-Noye
Intercommunality CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Nathalie Pizzaferri [1]
Area
1
5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
567
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80643 /80160
Elevation38–129 m (125–423 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prouzel (French pronunciation: [pʁuzɛl]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Prouzel is situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens, near the banks of the river Selle.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1968352—    
1975384+1.25%
1982399+0.55%
1990502+2.91%
1999503+0.02%
2007492−0.28%
2012473−0.78%
2017552+3.14%
Source: INSEE [3]

Places of interest

  • sixteenth-century church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité, with baptismal fonts from the twelfth century
  • 17th-century château
  • The ‘Coulée verte’ (en: ’Green Trail’). When the local railway closed in 1939, the derelict line was eventually converted into a pleasant nature trail.
  • 18th-century pigeon house

Personalities

Gabriel Ferez, a student from Prouzel, was murdered in south London in June 2008. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ BBC News: "French village grieves for murdered son"



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