Boves, Somme Explained

Boves
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason boves.svg
Arrondissement:Amiens
Canton:Amiens-5
Insee:80131
Postal Code:80440
Mayor:Maryse Vandepitte[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Amiens Métropole
Coordinates:49.8461°N 2.3917°W
Elevation M:28
Elevation Min M:22
Elevation Max M:110
Area Km2:25.37

Boves (in French pronounced as /bɔv/; Picard: Bofe) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Boves is situated on the D935 and D116 road junction, on the banks of the river Avre, some 5miles southeast of Amiens. Boves station has rail connections to Amiens, Compiègne and Creil.

History

Places of interest

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. http://chrisagde.free.fr/capet/ph2etat.php3?page=6 Traité de Boves