Bucquoy

Bucquoy (French pronunciation: [bykwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Bucquoy
The centre of Bucquoy
Location of Bucquoy
Bucquoy
Bucquoy
Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 2°42′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalityCC Sud-Artois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Anne-Marie Barbier
Area
1
20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,480
  Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62181 /62116
Elevation105–154 m (344–505 ft)
(avg. 124 m or 407 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The grounds, property of the Lords of Bucquoy, became a county in 1666 by request of Charles II.

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