Villers-Bocage (
French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ bɔkaʒ] ) is a
commune in the
Somme department in
Hauts-de-France in northern
France.
Geography
The commune is situated 8 miles (13 km) north of Amiens, on the N25 road.
Population
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1793 | 1,040 | — |
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| 1851 | 1,575 | +0.72% |
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| 1901 | 824 | −1.29% |
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| 1954 | 653 | −0.44% |
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| 1962 | 683 | +0.56% |
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| 1968 | 750 | +1.57% |
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| 1975 | 1,009 | +4.33% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1982 | 984 | −0.36% |
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| 1990 | 1,094 | +1.33% |
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| 1999 | 1,309 | +2.01% |
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| 2007 | 1,433 | +1.14% |
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| 2012 | 1,426 | −0.10% |
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| 2017 | 1,422 | −0.06% |
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| Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017) |
See also