Bulcy

Bulcy () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

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Place details

Locality: Bulcy
Region: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country: France
Population: 138

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Key facts

French commune.name: Bulcy
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Manoir-Bulcy01.jpg
French commune.caption: The manor of Bulcy
French commune.INSEE: 58042
French commune.postal code: 58400
French commune.arrondissement: Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
French commune.canton: Pouilly-sur-Loire
French commune.mayor: Geneviève Paris
French commune.term: 2021–2026
French commune.elevation min m: 155
French commune.elevation max m: 188
French commune.area km2: 8.43

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Bulcy
Population: 146
Area: 8.43
Elevation: 176
Image: Manoir-Bulcy01.jpg

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Commons category: Bulcy
postal code: 58400
male population: 63
female population: 66
P8168: Bandera County
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-3-86-69-01-39

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Bulcy () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

==History== In 1918, during World War I, a field between the towns of Mesves-sur-Loire and Bulcy was the site of a huge American Army hospital. In November, 1918, there were 20,186 patients and a total of 38,765 wounded and convalescing soldiers spent time at this temporary hospital. As many as 140,000 Americans were stationed in the area in 1918 so the it had a major American presence.