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Boves is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Boves, the arrondissement of Amiens, and the Somme department. It serves as the capital of the canton of Boves and is located in the Hauts-de-France region. The town shares borders with Cottenchy, Blangy-Tronville, Cagny, and Fouencamps, and is positioned next to the Avre body of water. Its postal code is 80440.
The commune covers an area of 25.37 square kilometers and has an elevation of 110 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 3,335 residents (1,555 male and 1,637 female) and another citing 2,826. Boves received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. The townhall is located at 45, Rue Victor Hugo.
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- Locality
- Boves
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,826
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Somme
- Arrondissement
- Amiens
- Canton
- Amiens-5
- Intercommunality
- Amiens Métropole
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Maryse Vandepitte
- Area
- 25.37 km (9.80 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 3,234
- Density
- 127.5/km (330.2/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 80131 /80440
- Elevation
- 22–110 m (72–361 ft) , (avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Boves
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Amiens
- Population
- 3234
- Area
- 25.37
- Elevation
- 62
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Avre
- Capital of
- canton of Boves
- Shares border with
- Thézy-Glimont
- Official website
- www.ville-boves.fr
- Image
- Boves château (fouilles - visite 26 juillet 2008) 1.jpg
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- postal code
- 80440
- different from
- Boves
- associated electoral district
- canton of Amiens-5
- male population
- 1555
- female population
- 1637
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-22-35-37-37
- fax number
- +33-3-22-35-37-39
- Commons category
- Boves (Somme)
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Encyclopedic overview
Boves ( French pronunciation: [bɔv]; Picard: Bofe) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boves” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.