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Bucquoy

Coat of arms of Bucquoy
Bucquoy is located in France
Bucquoy
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Croisilles
Intercommunality Région de Bapaume
Mayor Pierre Colle
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 105–154 m (344–505 ft)
(avg. 124 m or 407 ft)
Land area1 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population2 1,567  (2009)
 - Density 75 /km2 (190 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62181/ 62116
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E / 50.1408°N 2.7094°E / 50.1408; 2.7094

Bucquoy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

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Geography [edit]

A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8.

Population [edit]

Historical population
Year Pop.   ±%  
1962 1,320 —    
1968 1,344 +1.8%
1975 1,307 −2.8%
1982 1,253 −4.1%
1990 1,243 −0.8%
1999 1,218 −2.0%
2009 1,467 +20.4%

Sights [edit]

  • The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, like most of the village, after destruction during World War I,
  • The ruins of a 13th-century château.
  • Queens Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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