Prouzel | |
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 The railway station in Prouzel | |
Location of Prouzel  | |
  Prouzel  Prouzel | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°12′15″E / 49.8164°N 2.2042°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Noye |
| Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Nathalie Pizzaferri[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 567 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Prouzel (French pronunciation: [pʁuzɛl]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography[edit]
Prouzel is situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens, near the banks of the river Selle.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 352 | — |
| 1975 | 384 | +1.25% |
| 1982 | 399 | +0.55% |
| 1990 | 502 | +2.91% |
| 1999 | 503 | +0.02% |
| 2007 | 492 | −0.28% |
| 2012 | 473 | −0.78% |
| 2017 | 552 | +3.14% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest[edit]
- 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[edit]
Gabriel Ferez, a student from Prouzel, was murdered in south London in June 2008.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ BBC News: "French village grieves for murdered son"
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