Bus-lès-Artois

Bus-lès-Artois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Bus-lès-Artois
Commune
The church in Bus-lès-Artois
Location of Bus-lès-Artois
Bus-lès-Artois
Bus-lès-Artois
Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 2°32′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityPays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Philippe Rouvillain
Area
1
6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
134
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80153 /80560
Elevation108–153 m (354–502 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D176 road, some 48 kilometres (30 mi) northeast of Amiens.

Population
Historical population of Bus-lès-Artois
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population172193158135135146147
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest
  • Church of Saint Pierre, constructed over several centuries, restored in 1804.
  • Château de 1848, built on the site of an old fort, to the north of the church.
  • The playing area of the Picard sport ‘fr:ballon au poing’

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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