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Bovelles
Bovelles
is a
commune
in the
Somme
department
in
Hauts-de-France
in
northern
France
.
Geography
Bovelles is
situated
on the
D97
road
, some
west
of
Amiens
.
Population
History
1750
:
Construction
of the
château
, the
residence
of
Général
de GRIBEAUVAL
,
inventor
of a
cannon
.
Temporarily
chef-lieu
of the
canton
during the
French Revolution
.
1870
: Consecration of the
new church
.
1940 : Evacuated during the
German occupation
January 2004
: Bovelles and the neighbouring
villages
form the ‘‘Communauté
de
communes
d
'Amiens-Métropole
.
