Ovillers-la-Boisselle

Ovillers-la-Boisselle
Ovillers-la-Boisselle

Coordinates: 50°01′56″N 2°41′55″E / 50.0322°N 2.6986°E / 50.0322; 2.6986Coordinates: 50°01′56″N 2°41′55″E / 50.0322°N 2.6986°E / 50.0322; 2.6986
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Albert
Intercommunality Pays du Coquelicot
Government
  Mayor (2008) Line Wattraint
Area1 9.61 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 362
  Density 38/km2 (98/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80615 / 80300
Elevation 80–153 m (262–502 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 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.

Ovillers-la-Boisselle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D929 road, 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Amiens.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
312 333 336 390 392 371 362
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

The commune consists of the two villages of Ovillers and La Boisselle, which were destroyed during World War I. It was the site of heavy fighting during the 1916 Battle of the Somme, and particularly during the first day on the Somme (see Capture of La Boisselle).

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