Bougainville, Somme

Bougainville (French pronunciation: [buɡɛ̃vil]; Picard: Boudjinville) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Bougainville
Commune
The Bougainville wind farm
Location of Bougainville
Bougainville Show map of France Bougainville Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°02′34″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Ailly-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Célisse[1]
Area 1	10.21 km2 (3.94 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	395
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80119 /80540
Elevation	54–128 m (177–420 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Bougainville is situated on the D141 road, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Amiens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	358	—
1975	374	+0.63%
1982	406	+1.18%
1990	413	+0.21%
1999	409	−0.11%
2007	491	+2.31%
2012	436	−2.35%
2017	448	+0.54%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• Church of Saint-Arnould (18th century)
• Traces of a Gallo-Roman villa.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department