Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Prouzel (French pronunciation: [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
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.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ BBC News: "French village grieves for murdered son"
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