Le Boisle

Le Boisle
Le Boisle
Location within Picardy region  Le Boisle
Coordinates: 50°16′19″N 1°59′07″E / 50.2719°N 1.9853°ECoordinates: 50°16′19″N 1°59′07″E / 50.2719°N 1.9853°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Crécy-en-Ponthieu
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Paul Butin
Area^1	11.68 km^2 (4.51 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	389
• Density	33/km^2 (86/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80109 / 80150
Elevation	12–92 m (39–302 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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.

Le Boisle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.

Geography

The commune lies in the valley of the river Authie and is traversed by the D928. The near neighbouring commune is Labroye.

Demography

Historical population of Le Boisle

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	554	566	529	506	455	426	389
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Le Boisle on the website of Quid