Bulcy Explained

Bulcy
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:47.2444°N 3.0294°W
Insee:58042
Postal Code:58400
Arrondissement:Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Canton:Pouilly-sur-Loire
Mayor:Geneviève Paris[1]
Term:2021 - 2026
Elevation Min M:155
Elevation Max M:188
Area Km2:8.43

Bulcy (in French pronounced as /bylsi/) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

History

In 1918, during World War I, a field between the towns of Mesves-sur-Loire and Bulcy was the site of a huge American Army hospital.[2] In November, 1918, there were 20,186 patients and a total of 38,765 wounded and convalescing soldiers spent time at this temporary hospital. As many as 140,000 Americans were stationed in the area in 1918 so the it had a major American presence.[3]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. Le Camp hôpital américain de Mesves-Bulcy by Francois Turcol (in French), Les Annales des Pays Nivernais (ISSN 0153-7121), ZI des Chamonds, PB 40017, 58641 Varenne-Vauzelles Cedex, 2008.
  3. See the write-up on Mesves-sur-Loire, France.