Bus-lès-Artois

Bus-lès-Artois
Commune
The church in Bus-lès-Artois
Coat of arms
Location of Bus-lès-Artois
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Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 2°32′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernadette Pombourg[1]
Area ^1	6.74 km^2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	137
• Density	20/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80153 /80560
Elevation	108–153 m (354–502 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bus-lès-Artois (Picard: Beu-lès-Artoé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D176 road, some 48 kilometres (30 mi) northeast of Amiens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	193	—
1975	158	−2.82%
1982	135	−2.22%
1990	135	+0.00%
1999	146	+0.87%
2007	144	−0.17%
2012	142	−0.28%
2017	134	−1.15%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• Church of Saint Pierre, constructed over several centuries, restored in 1804.
• Château de 1848, built on the site of an old fort, to the north of the church.
• The playing area of the Picard sport ‘fr:ballon au poing’

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE