Lesbœufs
Lesbœufs town hall
Lesbœufs town hall
Location of Lesbœufs
Lesbœufs is located in France
Lesbœufs
Lesbœufs
Lesbœufs is located in Hauts-de-France
Lesbœufs
Lesbœufs
Coordinates: 50°02′34″N 2°51′48″E / 50.0428°N 2.8633°E / 50.0428; 2.8633
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonPéronne
IntercommunalityHaute Somme
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Etienne Dubruque[1]
Area
1
5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
167
  Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80472 /80360
Elevation112–154 m (367–505 ft)
(avg. 31 m or 102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lesbœufs (French pronunciation: [lebø]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Lesbœufs is situated on the D74 road, about 0.8 km (0.50 mi) from the A1 autoroute, some 48 km (30 mi) northeast of Amiens and 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Albert.

History

The village was named from a legend about the Scottish monk, Saint Furcy who came as an evangelist to Picardy. He died during a journey to Péronne, where he had wanted to visit a church that he'd ordered to be built. Several communes claimed his body for burial. After negotiations, it was decided that he would be buried at the place where the oxen (the beef), pulling his funeral cart, decided to stop. They pulled up at Péronne, where St Furcy became patron Saint. The village where these negotiations took place was first called "Les Boeufs" then "Lesboeufs".

The little village has one feature of interest to outsiders, the Guards Cemetery. There are now 3,136 casualties of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery which was designed by Sir Herbert Baker. Occupied by the Germans, Lesboeufs was attacked by the Guards Division on 15 September 1916 and captured eight days later. It was lost on 24 March 1918 during the German spring offensive and recaptured on 29 August by the 10th Bn, South Wales Borderers.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 213    
1975 150−4.89%
1982 138−1.18%
1990 159+1.79%
1999 151−0.57%
2007 164+1.04%
2012 151−1.64%
2017 182+3.81%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church
  • The Military cemetery - the "Guards' cemetery"

Personalities

  • Saint Furcy - Patron saint of the neighbouring town of Péronne

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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