Bouzincourt
Bouzincourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The name Bouzincourt is derived from the words for forest and the typical Picardy village suffix '-court'. It was therefore a wooded village.
Geography
Bouzincourt is situated on the junction of the D938 and D20 roads, some northeast of Amiens.Places of interest
The church of St. Honore was destroyed during World War I but reconstructed in 1920 in the shape of a bullet. The tower is 36m high. The stained-glass windows were restored by l'École de Nancy, and are worthy of attention.The ‘muches’ are man-made tunnels where the population hid during times of war.
The Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, which commemorates 709 soldiers from World War I, is located east of the village. It was designed by British architect Reginald Blomfield.