Prouzel () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography Prouzel is situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens, 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"

See also Communes of the Somme department

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