Buire-Courcelles Explained

Buire-Courcelles
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Péronne
Canton:	Péronne
Insee:	80150
Postal Code:	80200
Mayor:	David Hé^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Haute Somme
Coordinates:	49.9278°N 3.0153°W
Elevation M:	50
Elevation Min M:	56
Elevation Max M:	133
Area Km2:	7.76

Buire-Courcelles (in French pronounced as /bɥiʁ kuʁsɛl/; Buire-Courchelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D199 road, some 14miles northeast of Saint-Quentin.

Etymology

• Buire : Of Celtic origin, meaning 'a slope', Buire has been successively Buracum and Buiciera.
• Courcelles Also of Celtic origin, meaning a group of houses. This hamlet was a commune before the French Revolution and attached to Buire in 1794.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

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.