Bus-lès-Artois

Bus-lès-Artois
Bus-lès-Artois
Location within Picardy region  Bus-lès-Artois
Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 2°32′32″E / 50.1042°N 2.5422°ECoordinates: 50°06′15″N 2°32′32″E / 50.1042°N 2.5422°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Acheux-en-Amiénois
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Philippe Rouvillain
Area^1	6.74 km^2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population (2010)^2	147
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80153 / 80560
Elevation	108–153 m (354–502 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bus-lès-Artois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D176 road, some 48 kilometres (30 mi) northeast of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Bus-lès-Artois

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	172	193	158	135	135	146	147
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• Church of Saint Pierre, constructed over several centuries, restored in 1804.
• Château de 1848, built on the site of an old fort, to the north of the church.
• The playing area of the Picard sport ‘fr:ballon au poing’

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bus-lès-Artois on the Quid site (French)