Prouzel

Prouzel
Prouzel
Location within Picardy region  Prouzel
Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8164°N 2.2042°ECoordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8164°N 2.2042°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Conty
Intercommunality	Canton of Conty
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Audouin De l'Epine
Area^1	5.19 km^2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	492
• Density	95/km^2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80643 / 80160
Elevation	38–129 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Prouzel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie 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

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
306	352	384	399	502	503	align=center
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

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.^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

1. BBC News: "French village grieves for murdered son"

External links

• Prouzel on the Quid website (French)