Villers-Bocage, Somme

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Anne-Sophie Domont^[1]Area14.17 km² (5.47 sq mi)Population1,459 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation85–136 m (279–446 ft)
(avg. 133 m or 436 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villers-Bocage (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ bɔkaʒ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 8 miles (13 km) north of Amiens, on the N25 road.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,040 —     1851 1,575 +0.72% 1901 824 −1.29% 1954 653 −0.44% 1962 683 +0.56% 1968 750 +1.57% 1975 1,009 +4.33%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1982 984 −0.36% 1990 1,094 +1.33% 1999 1,309 +2.01% 2007 1,433 +1.14% 2012 1,426 −0.10% 2017 1,422 −0.06%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

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