Cerisy-Buleux

Cerisy-Buleux
Cerisy-Buleux
Location within Hauts-de-France region Cerisy-Buleux
Coordinates: 49°58′33″N 1°44′23″E / 49.9759°N 1.7397°E / 49.9759; 1.7397Coordinates: 49°58′33″N 1°44′23″E / 49.9759°N 1.7397°E / 49.9759; 1.7397
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches
Intercommunality	Canton of Oisemont
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Gérard Dalle
Area¹	5.6 km² (2.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	255
• Density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80183 / 80140
Elevation	96–127 m (315–417 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cerisy-Buleux is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D190 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population of Cerisy-Buleux
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	336	342	281	272	278	260	255
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The old railway line:^[1]

The railway, opened in 1872, was closed on 10 November 1993. Mostly freight trains for the many farming cooperatives, there were also a few passenger trains.

References

INSEE

↑ Source:Fcvnet

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cerisy-Buleux.

The old railway (French)
Cerisy-Buleux on the Quid website (French)

Communes of the Somme department

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