Cerisy-Buleux

Cerisy-Buleux (French pronunciation: [səʁizi bylø]; Picard: Çrisin-Buleux) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Cerisy-Buleux
Commune
The church in Cerisy-Buleux
Coat of arms
Location of Cerisy-Buleux
Cerisy-Buleux Cerisy-Buleux
Coordinates: 49°58′33″N 1°44′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Bayart
Area 1	5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	272
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80183 /80140
Elevation	96–127 m (315–417 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D190 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	342	—
1975	281	−2.77%
1982	272	−0.46%
1990	278	+0.27%
1999	260	−0.74%
2007	254	−0.29%
2012	260	+0.47%
2017	266	+0.46%
2019	264	−0.38%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The old railway line:

The railway, opened in 1872, was closed on 10 November 1993. Mostly freight trains for the many farming cooperatives, there were also a few passenger trains.

• 
  Townhall.
• 
  Old school.
• 
  Monument.
• 
  Castle, Arleux street.
• 
  Castle, near the church.

Personality

• Jean Tagault (circa 1499–1546), anatomist and surgeon.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Réseau des Bains de Mer

External links

• The old railway (in French)