Prouzel () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Somme department in
Hauts-de-France in northern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
.
Geography
Prouzel is situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
, 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.
BBC News: "French village grieves for murdered son"
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See also
* Communes of the Somme department
References
Communes of Somme (department)
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