• Source: Bulcy

Bulcy (French pronunciation: [bylsi]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.




History


In 1918, during World War I, a field between the towns of Mesves-sur-Loire and Bulcy was the site of a huge American Army hospital. In November, 1918, there were 20,186 patients and a total of 38,765 wounded and convalescing soldiers spent time at this temporary hospital. As many as 140,000 Americans were stationed in the area in 1918 so the it had a major American presence.




Population






See also


Communes of the Nièvre department




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Nièvre
• Daftar stasiun SNCF di Bourgogne
• Bulcy
• Mesves-Bulcy station
• Mesves-sur-Loire
• Communes of the Nièvre department
• Nevers
• Magny-Cours
• Montaron
• Arbourse
• Challuy
• Cizely