Bucquoy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bucquoy

(2020–2026) Anne-Marie Barbier^[1]Area

20.8 km² (8.0 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,480 • Density71/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62181 /62116

Elevation105–154 m (344–505 ft)
(avg. 124 m or 407 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bucquoy (French pronunciation: [bykwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

The grounds, property of the Lords of Bucquoy, became a county in 1666 by request of Charles II.

Geography

A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,344	—
1975	1,307	−0.40%
1982	1,253	−0.60%
1990	1,243	−0.10%
1999	1,218	−0.23%
2009	1,467	+1.88%
2014	1,512	+0.61%
2020	1,454	−0.65%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Sights

The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, like most of the village, after destruction during World War I,
The ruins of a 13th-century château.
Queens Cemetery, for First World War allied casualties^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Queens Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission