Bucquoy

Bucquoy
Commune
The centre of Bucquoy
Coat of arms
Location of Bucquoy
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Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne-Marie Barbier[1]
Area ^1	20.8 km^2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,480
• Density	71/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62181 /62116
Elevation	105–154 m (344–505 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bucquoy (French pronunciation: [bykwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

The grounds, property of the Lords of Bucquoy, became a county in 1666 by request of Charles II.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,344	—
1975	1,307	−0.40%
1982	1,253	−0.60%
1990	1,243	−0.10%
1999	1,218	−0.23%
2009	1,467	+1.88%
2014	1,512	+0.61%
2020	1,454	−0.65%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• 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, for First World War allied casualties[5]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. Queens Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

External links

• The CWGC cemetery
• The communal cemetery