Canchy, Somme
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canchy (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃ʃi] ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Canchy | |
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 The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Canchy | |
Location of Canchy  | |
  Canchy  Canchy | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′14″N 1°52′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Abbeville-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Grosbeau[1] |
Area 1 | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 338 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80167 /80150 |
| Elevation | 32–79 m (105–259 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
There was a station on the Réseau des Bains de Mer which opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947.
Canchy is situated just off the D928 road (it now bypasses the town), some 5 miles (8 km) north of Abbeville.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 380 | — |
| 1975 | 346 | −1.33% |
| 1982 | 327 | −0.80% |
| 1990 | 313 | −0.55% |
| 1999 | 307 | −0.21% |
| 2007 | 298 | −0.37% |
| 2012 | 314 | +1.05% |
| 2017 | 322 | +0.50% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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