Bus-lès-Artois

Bus-lès-Artois (Picard: Beu-lès-Artoé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Bus-lès-Artois
Commune
The church in Bus-lès-Artois
Coat of arms
Location of Bus-lès-Artois
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Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 2°32′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernadette Pombourg[1]
Area 1	6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	137
• Density	20.3/km2 (52.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80153 /80560
Elevation	108–153 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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	193	—
1975	158	−2.82%
1982	135	−2.22%
1990	135	+0.00%
1999	146	+0.87%
2007	144	−0.17%
2012	142	−0.28%
2017	134	−1.15%
Source: INSEE[3]

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

• Communes of the Somme department