| Commune status | Commune |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Noye |
| Insee | 80643 |
| Postal code | 80160 |
| Mayor | Nathalie Pizzaferri[1] |
| Term | 2022–2026 |
| Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
| Coordinates | 49.8164°N 2.2042°E |
| Elevation m | 42 |
| Elevation min m | 38 |
| Elevation max m | 129 |
| Area km 2 | 5.19 |
Prouzel (pʁuzɛl) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Prouzel is situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens, near the banks of the river Selle.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 352 | — |
| 1975 | 384 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 399 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 502 | +25.8% |
| 1999 | 503 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 492 | −2.2% |
| 2012 | 473 | −3.9% |
| 2017 | 552 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 572 | +3.6% |
INSEE[2]
Places of interest
- Sixteenth-century church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité, with baptismal fonts from the twelfth century
- 17th-century château
- The ‘Coulée verte’ (en: ’Green Trail’). When the local railway closed in 1939, the derelict line was eventually converted into a pleasant nature trail.
- 18th-century pigeon house
Personalities
Gabriel Ferez, a student from Prouzel, was murdered in south London in June 2008.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ BBC News: "French village grieves for murdered son"