- Source: Boves, Somme
- Komune di departemen Somme
- Avre (Somme)
- Y, Somme
- Péronne, Somme
- Hébécourt, Somme
- Lignières, Somme
- Cléry-sur-Somme
- Gorges, Somme
- Ribeaucourt, Somme
- Béthencourt-sur-Somme
- Boves, Somme
- Boves
- Canton of Boves
- Somme (department)
- Noye
- Communes of the Somme department
- Y, Somme
- GoFly Gotar
- Somme's 2nd constituency
- Limeux, Somme
Boves (French pronunciation: [bɔv]; Picard: Bofe) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Boves is situated on the D935 and D116 road junction, on the banks of the river Avre, some 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Amiens. Boves station has rail connections to Amiens, Compiègne and Creil.
Population
History
c640 : The birthplace of Saint Godeberta
c1166 : The birthplace of medieval author Jean de Boves.
July 1185 : Philippe-Auguste signed the treaty acquiring part of Picardy.
August 1835 : Victor Hugo visited the ruins of the château.
Places of interest
Ruins of the fortified 12th-century château
Notre-Dame de la Nativité church
Saint-Ladre marshland nature reserve
See also
Communes of the Somme department