Bulcy

Bulcy is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

Bulcy
The manor of Bulcy
Location of Bulcy
Bulcy
Bulcy
Coordinates: 47°14′40″N 3°01′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentNièvre
ArrondissementCosne-Cours-sur-Loire
CantonPouilly-sur-Loire
IntercommunalityLoire et Vignoble
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Homage
Area
1
8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
129
  Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
58042 /58400
Elevation155–188 m (509–617 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

In 1918, during World War I, a field between the towns of Mesves-sur-Loire and Bulcy was the site of a huge American Army hospital.[2] In November, 1918, there were 20,186 patients and a total of 38,765 wounded and convalescing soldiers spent time at this temporary hospital. As many as 140,000 Americans were stationed in the area in 1918 so the it had a major American presence.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 232    
1968 237+2.2%
1975 221−6.8%
1982 192−13.1%
1990 168−12.5%
1999 138−17.9%
2006 155+12.3%
2009 149−3.9%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Le Camp hôpital américain de Mesves-Bulcy by Francois Turcol (in French), Les Annales des Pays Nivernais (ISSN 0153-7121), ZI des Chamonds, PB 40017, 58641 Varenne-Vauzelles Cedex, 2008.
  3. See the write-up on Mesves-sur-Loire, France.


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